Apartment Quote by Sue Grafton
“The character of Rosie is based on a woman who used to live in the same apartment building I lived in many years ago. She's taken on a life of her own, of course.”
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Murder of Twelve, 1987
The author reveals that a fictional character was inspired by a real person from the author's past, highlighting how life informs art.
In simple terms: A real person inspired a fictional character.
Key Takeaway
Use real experiences for richer stories.
Themes
creativity
inspiration
fiction
Mood
thoughtful
inspirational
Type
literary
creative
When to use this quote
- writing
- storytelling
- character analysis
Key Concepts
character development
real‑world influence
Questions to Reflect On
- How does real life shape your creative work?
- What ethical lines exist when using real people?
A Different Perspective
Fiction may diverge from reality.
![“I remember going onstage on Broadway in this Leigh Bowery thing for a track like "Ich Bin Kunst." I've got breasts, this latex dripping down on my head, and I come out in a box. I just remember the audience looking really horrified because Rosie [O'Donnell] was trying to sell the show as sort of…” quote by Boy George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6d9/boy-george-1385_annie_i-remember-going-onstage-on-broadway-in_43793.jpg)
![“My father would never have come to visit, he detested Eva's [Braun] choice in a man and the fact [Adolf] Hitler had set her up in an apartment. To him it was deeply humiliating that she was living with a man at his own whim at an apartment he was paying for.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a7/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_my-father-would-never-have-come-to-visit_40016.jpg)
![“For instance, [Adolf Hitler] would never have spent the night at the Widenmayerstraße apartment. He visited it before we moved the furniture in, he visited maybe 4 times afterwards and he never spent the entire night.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c6/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_for-instance-adolf-hitler-would-never-ha_54634.jpg)