Characters Not On Keyboard Quotes & Sayings

Some people are marching together and some on their own. Others are running, the smaller ones crawl. But some sit in silence. — David Bowie

Paraguay has had a U.S. supermarket boss as its ambassador for a while. He did the job well. He was there because he wanted to be there. Rather than the British diplomat who didn't want to be there. — John Gimlette

In 'Friday Night Lights,' the relationship between the coach and his wife, that marriage was something that you couldn't really understand until you actually saw it exist on film. — Jason Katims

A simple compliment goes a really long way - for a guy to just come over and say, 'You have great hair' or 'I really like your dress,' and then just smile and walk away. That's a great move, because he's sort of putting himself out there by doing that, but it won't lead to any embarrassment if the girl isn't interested. — Stacy Keibler

If you can't love or hate your characters then walk away from the keyboard. If they aren't real enough to elicit emotion in you, then they certainly won't elicit emotion in the reader. — Julie Harvey Delcourt

She also smiles up at him, and all that's missing is rose petals drifting down and violins playing. — Jo Raven

Commit all your crimes when Sachin is batting. They will go unnoticed because even the Lord is watching. — Sachin Tendulkar

I'm not a big wine guy. And bars, I never go to bars anymore. It's such a drag, man. — Paul Giamatti

I feel sorry for anybody who would let hate wrap them up. Ain't no such thing as I can hate anybody and hope to see God's face.
- Fannie Lou Townsend Hamer — Deborah Wiles

I always have a rough outline, but I'm shocked at how little I actually follow it. Those characters keep doing things that I never expected. I think if I crept up to my keyboard and peeked, they'd be talking about things behind my back. Okay, that's a little paranoid and delusional ... but just a little. — Eric Walters

Real life and fantasy intertwines themselves breathing life into the very characters I create. As I write you could hear the~~click tap of the keys on the keyboard resound off the walls. At times writers block hinder my way until by way of sound, light, or even look gives me a new insight to push forward... — Jacqueline Silva