Characters In Novels Quotes

“In daily life we never understand each other, neither complete clairvoyance nor complete confessional exists. We know each other approximately, by external signs, and these serve well enough as a basis for society and even for intimacy. But people in a novel can be understood completely by the reader, if the novelist wishes; their inner as well as their outer life can be exposed. And this is why they often seem more definite than characters in history, or even our own friends; we have been told all about them that can be told; even if they are imperfect or unreal they do not contain any secrets, whereas our friends do and must, mutual secrecy being one of the conditions of life upon this globe.”
― E.M. Forster

“When I imagine changing places with her I get the feeling I do on finishing a novel with a brick-wall happy ending---I mean the kind of ending when you never think any more about the characters.”
― Dodie Smith I Capture the Castle

“...when I die I'll meet my characters in heaven. And they won't be made at me . . ." Nick Cole

Probably the coolest quote from an author I have ever heard!”
― Nick Cole, The End of the World as We Knew It: A Post Apocalyptic Survival Story

“The worst part of writing is meeting all these great new characters and having no one to talk about (the adventures you share with) them.”
― Claudia Bakker

“My problem as a writer is that—whenever I meet someone for the first time—I immediately invent for them a personality and background that are invariably more interesting than the ones they possess. And confirming this character to be uninteresting after a few minutes of conversation, I decide that they are unnecessary to my story and begin devising ways to kill them off.”
― James Rozoff

“As you write your novel, you gradually start thinking like some of your characters in it. And at times the writer may lose himself completely in some character.”
― Avijeet Das

“Characters of fiction are authors’ children and critics’ neighbors, even if we perceive them as inadequate, nevertheless, we should appreciate the fact that they are the products of someone’s imagination, however limited that might be. It’s not often that you come across a book from which you could quote much,.”
― B.S. Murthy, Benign Flame: Saga of Love

“Characters of fiction are authors’ children and critics’ neighbors, even if we perceive them as inadequate, nevertheless, we should appreciate the fact that they are the products of someone’s imagination, however limited that might be. It’s not often that you come across a book from which you could quote much.”
― B.S. Murthy, Benign Flame: Saga of Love

“True authority is not power. It is built on respect, understanding, and integrity. Without character, a person becomes a puppet, led by the interests of others rather than their own values. We must never allow anyone to compromise our character, because it is our inner strength. Only true authority creates lasting change.”
― A.Petrovski