“Thought creates character.”
“imperfections create character...”
“When writing a novel a writer should create living people; people not characters. A character is a caricature.”
“If the original of any of your characters would win a libel case against you, you have failed to create a real character.”
“I try to create sympathy for my characters, then turn the monsters loose.”
“Creating characters is easy. It’s getting them to behave that’s the problem.”