"You do not characterize by telling the reader about the character. You do it by showing the character thinking, speaking and acting in a characteristic way. You simply show it and shut up."

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Gene Wolfe

#Character Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Acting Quotes

“I wake up feverish, sore, uncomfortable. Is it sickness or is it heartbreak? I can't tell. The thermometer says I'm normal, but I'm clearly not.”
“Progressive policies lead to a regressive society.”
“Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.”
“I play piano and I sing. But I do that for fun. I mean, I do everything for fun.”
“Change your meanings you alter your destiny. Life does not give us what we want. Life gives us whatever we expect.”
“It's funny that all these goths paint their faces with such white make-up and that is the actual colour of my skin, I am that pale!”
“Each thing I do, I rush through so I can do something else. In such a way do the days pass---a blend of stock car racing and the never ending building of a gothic cathedral. Through the windows of my speeding car I see all that I love falling away: books unread, jokes untold, landscapes unvisited...”
“Ninety-eight percent of success is in the head and the heart.”

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