Character Quote by Sara Zarr

Also, as an author, character has always been what I'm most interested in - much more so than plot or setting, although those are…

— Lauren Myracle

I'm really quite bad at coming up with plot ideas. I like to create characters and just see what will happen to them when…

— Judy Blume

I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.

— David Lean

I love novels where not much 'happens' but where the interest is in the ideas and analyses of characters.

— Alain de Botton

I've long been interested in the role of 'minor characters' in major events. This has been the focus of a lot of the fiction…

— Thomas Mallon

I'm interested in character and dialogue and exchange of ideas.

— Alexander McCall Smith

“I read and write for character. If I like and can relate to the characters in a story I can enjoy any kind of…

— Charles de Lint

Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to figure out the plot, or…

— Brian Selznick

I'm not first and foremost interested in story and the what-happens, but I'm interested in who's telling it and how they're telling it and…

— Amy Hempel

I'm interested in characters. I love them, and I love to write them.

— Sebastian Lelio

I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good storyline.

— Ernest Gaines

I look for two things when I am about to launch into a book. First, there has to be a dramatic arc to the…

— David Maraniss