Beginning Quote by Ruth Ozeki

It is always sad to write about prejudice, but sometimes when we see it being played out in the lives of fictional characters, we…

— Katherine Paterson

If we can tell a good story with characters audiences can care about, I'd like to think that prejudices can fall aside and people…

— Lee Unkrich

I know when I go and see a writer, the first thing I think to myself is, 'Are they the character in the book?'…

— Irvine Welsh

I believe that all novels, ... deal with character, and that it is to express character – not to preach doctrines, sing songs, or…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

If you connect emotionally with the plight of those characters, ou feel what they feel and you walk away with a sense of understanding…

— Khaled Hosseini

“Did you like my novel?" she couldn't resist asking. "Yes, I did. At first I thought it would be typical silver-fork fare. But I…

— Lisa Kleypas

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

— Alexander McCall Smith

“When you start writing, you may think you will use the book to guide readers down certain paths and through certain themes. But, the…

— M.D. Cliatt

Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way…

— Nathaniel Philbrick

I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.

— Nicholas Sparks

I do believe that characters in novels belong to their writers and their readers pretty equally. I've learned a lot of things about the…

— Ann Brashares