Suzanne Steele Musings Quotes

“Where did the fiction go?
When did we begin to write off literature when its contents contained a character who remained true to themselves?
It’s not my job as an author to create a character everyone likes, one who personifies perfection.
However…it is my job to be true to the character’s personality, even when their attributes are dark, demented, and contrary to all we believe, or have been taught is right.
It is my job to show the reader, the good, bad, and the ugly of the protagonist’s true nature that resides within them.
It is not my job to create a character everyone loves, adores, agrees, and sides with.
True literature remains true to the characters within the pages they inhabit; even when the readers may not understand or agree with their integrity or lack thereof.
As an author I share a bond with each and every character within the books I write. Though they are figments of my imagination, they are alive, and to them I will always remain true; even when the reader may, or may not understand.
©2015 Suzanne Steele”
― Suzanne Steele

“Readers are smart and they know how to read more than just a book; they know how to read their authors.”
― Suzanne Steele, Glazov's Legacy

“A happy reader is a sane reader
an unhappy one
well...not so much.”
― Suzanne Steele, Novak

“A book is the one place you're permitted to feel emotion; anywhere else you're expected to be professional.
And you ask me why I like to read...”
― Suzanne Steele, Undercover Elite

“A girl who is a writer…
A girl who is a writer. She’s a woman who lives in her head because the voices of the characters who reside there are ever present demanding their voices be heard.
A girl who is a writer. She’s the girl with a cup of coffee and a plate of food that has gotten cold because she couldn’t stop telling the story.
A girl who is a writer. She’s the one who lives in a coffee stained flannel shirt but you won’t mind because it’s you who brings her the addiction that fuels her word count.
A girl who is a writer. You’ll share her with the world and they will see parts of her naked soul, but you won’t mind because it’s who she is, not what she does.
A girl who is a writer. She’s the one who dips her quill in the blood stains of her pain and splatters it on the world’s wall of graffiti filled artists. Her voice will stand out because she is a girl who is a writer.
© Suzanne Steele”
― Suzanne Steele

“Thoughts that don't include you bring nothing but solitude. I miss you.
©2018 Suzanne Steele (A Suzanne Steele Quote)”
― Suzanne Steele, Canary Chaos