Books Quote by Ron Johnson

I tend to really be partial to Ayn Rand, and to The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

— Clarence Thomas

The leading character isn't always the most important or interesting character; when people think that the protagonist is the character portrayed, it's people who…

— Pilou Asbaek

It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In…

— Rachel Kushner

I think anybody would be hard pressed not to relate to at least one of the characters, because there's so many different multifaceted people…

— Michael C. Hall

People seem to need a likable protagonist more than ever.

— Daniel Clowes

It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In…

— Rachel Kushner

The main character in the book is usually someone you're identifying with because the story is being told through this person's mind.

— Jay Asher

One of the people I most admired was Christopher Hitchens. He was extremely polarizing but extremely honest, to a fault sometimes, but I respected…

— Matthew Hussey

I like characters who have two different things going on, whether it is Robin from 'Top Of The Lake' having that strength juxtaposed with…

— Elisabeth Moss

Are there any writers on the literary scene whom I consider truly great? Yes: Truman Capote.

— Truman Capote

It seems to me that any popular fictional character's appeal is idiosyncratic in nature. Characters with large followings - Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, the…

— Jason Lutes

Some of the most interesting characters in literature and in movies and TV have been ones that you can't quite figure out all the…

— Michael McKean