"I believe the most intricate plot won't matter much to readers if they don't care about the characters, especially in a series. So I try to focus hard on making each character, whether villain or hero, have an interesting flaw that readers can relate to."

-- Jeff Abbott

#Believe Quotes #Hero Quotes #Character Quotes

“I hate a movie that will end by telling you that the first thing you should do is learn to love yourself. That is so insulting and condescending, and so meaningless. My characters don't learn to love each other or themselves.”
“We are all one question, and the best answer seems to be loveâ€”a connection between things.”

Source : Mary Ruefle (2012). “Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures”, p.197, Wave Books
“A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle.”
“...to see the light. (Last words)”
“I would like to say that I am a very relaxed, loving person who is not competitive, but that's a lie!”
“If you were to be lost in the river, Jonas, your memories would not be lost with you. Memories are forever.”
“I think I'd rather tell the truth and say what I believe in and make people unhappy than sort of pretend to think something else to accommodate them and try to be liked. That's just the way it goes and I don't think I'm any great champion of anything, but if they're going to put me on a show, I'm going to say what I think.”
“All I want to do when I have time off is to have a laugh with my school friends and go down the pub.”

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