Character Quote by Umberto Eco

I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any…

— Lou Reed

I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any…

— Lou Reed

I write about real people in disguise. If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre.

— Jackie Collins

Be skeptical, but not as a social position, not claiming to be so intelligent that you cannot believe what other people say. It's not…

— Miguel Angel Ruiz

I'm a writer of fiction. I try to write about my time, but it's dangerous if I'm seen as an investigative writer. I manipulate…

— Abi Morgan

I've always been the opposite of a paranoid. I operate as if everyone is part of a plot to enhance my well-being.

— Anonymous

Remember that you don't write a story because you have an idea but because you have a believable character.

— Anonymous

My life is kinda like a story that if I told you about it, you probably wouldn't believe. It would seem like fiction. That's…

— Anonymous

I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I have always been fascinated by paranoid people imagining conspiracies. I am fascinated by this in a critical way.

— Umberto Eco

I always try to write about believable people.

— Danielle Steel

My stories are often a little mysterious.

— Chris Van Allsburg