"The core of character lies in each individual story person's ability to care about something; to feel implicitly or explicitly that something is important."

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Source : Dwight V. Swain (2012). “Creating Characters: How to Build Story People”, p.1, University of Oklahoma Press

Dwight V. Swain

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“What is of value is that a particular photographer sees the subject differently than I do. A good picture must be a completely individual expression which intrigues the viewer and forces him to think.”
“Mind you, I've always been a very off-message type of fat broad; one who gladly admits she reached the size she is now solely through lack of discipline and love of pleasure, and who rather despises people (except those with proven medical conditions) who pretend that it is generally otherwise.”
“So give up waiting as a state of mind. When you catch yourself slipping into waiting . . . snap out of it. Come into the present moment. Just be, and enjoy being. If you are present, there is never any need for you to wait for anything. So next time somebody says, â€œSorry to have kept you waiting,â€ you can reply, â€œThat's all right, I wasn't waiting. I was just standing”
“Monetary policy is not a panacea.”

Source : "Ben Bernanke won't commit to fiurther Fed stimulus - US politics live". Richard Adams's blog, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2012.
“When I learn something new - and it happens every day - I feel a little more at home in this universe, a little more comfortable in the nest.”
“I don't remember anybody's name. How do you think the "dahling" thing got started?”
“Two important things are to have a genuine interest in people and to be kind to them. Kindness, I've discovered, is everything.”
“I think even the most beautiful person looks stupid on Skype.”

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