--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Since I am first of all a character…" description: "\"Since I am first of all a character writer, that character's emotions are as vivid to me as my own. I always begin with an emotion after I have establi..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ec/s-e-hinton-13299_across_since-i-am-first-of-all-a-character-writ_151330.jpg" --- # Since I am first of all a character writer, that… ![“Since I am first of all a character writer, that character's emotions are as vivid to me as my own. I always begin with an emotion after I have established a character in my mind. I feel what they feel. I guess that is why it comes across so strongly.” quote by S. E. 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