“True character is revealedby the way people react to the bigger challenges in life.”
“I want people to react to my work, to think, to question, to challenge, to cry and laugh and feel.”
“When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways--either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength.”
“He was going through one of those moments that you read about in books, when a character reacts in an unexpectedly extreme way to the normal discontents of living.”
“Life doesn’t just happen to you. You react to it, and you are not forced to react the way you do. Your heart determines your reactions.”
“In writing, as in life, always be true to your character.”