All NICHOLAS SPARKS Quotes about “Character”

“In the end you should always do the right thing even if it's hard.”
“All characters come from people I know, but after the initial inspiration, I tend to modify the characters so they fit with the story.”
“I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church.”
“None of my characters are rich or famous, and the situations they find themselves in could happen to anyone.”
“Is it possible, I wonder, for a man to truly change? Or do character and habit form the immovable boundaries of our lives?”
“I want characters to have voices that feel authentic, unique, honest, fresh and original - all at once. Part of that authenticity is evoking genuine emotion across life - the sadness, passion, love, sense of loss, missed opportunities, and confusion even. All of this helps us realize that our choices do impact the lives that we eventually lead.”
“While I find inspiration in real life, the actual stories are, thankfully, works of fiction - which, given the considerable turmoil in my character's lives, is probably a good thing!”
“I think, above all, the characters in my novels feel universal to the readers.”
“That'Â’s a way to increase the realism to the reader, if you want to get technical - you leave it [character] vague and you let the reader fill in the blanks with their imagination.”
“Believe it or not, I don't collaborate with women, though my agent and editor are both females. For the most part, they do little editing on my characters.”
“Most characters are composed of snippets here and there of people I've known, and all rolled into the character I've created. They do become like their own people.”

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