"I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them."

-- Charles de Lint

#Writing Quotes #Character Quotes

“I'm astounded whenever I finish something. Astounded and distressed. My perfectionist instinct should inhibit me from finishing: it should inhibit me from even beginning. But I get distracted and start doing something. What I achieve is not the product of an act of my will but of my will's surrender. I begin because I don't have the strength to think; I finish because I don't have the courage to quit. This book is my cowardice.”
“It's abundantly clear that we already have extraterrestrials living among us, and people are stepping forward who can communicate with them.”
“The simple fact that the Christian fellowship, founded on belief in Jesus' resurrection, came into existence and flourished in the very city where he was executed and buried is powerful evidence for the historicity of the empty tomb.”
“Writing history and biography for kids calls for special skills that can only be acquired through practice and that are different from those required for an adult audience.”
“I think his [Reagan's] policy toward the Soviet Union was more risky than most people realize, and it was risky because of the paranoia and fear among the isolated old guard in Moscow.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“Until you've had depression I don't think you're qualified to talk about it.”

Source : "Geoff Boycott sparks controversy with remarks on Mike Yardy depression" by Andy Wilson, www.theguardian.com. March 24, 2011.
“When you can make it this simple, though, just do the right thing. Even if you could get away with less. Even when other people are doing the wrong thing. Even though the wrong thing seems like no big deal.”
“No matter what techniques I use, I still want to go after the eternal, meaningful aspects of painting.”

You may also like: