Holden Caulfield is the best character in literature, period. Votes: 2
To me, characters are at the heart of great literature. Votes: 2
All literature is an effort at the formal character of the epigram. Votes: 2
I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters. Votes: 2
I have a vision of artists putting into film, drama, literature, music, and paintings great themes and great characters from the Book of Mormon. Votes: 2
What makes literature interesting is that it does not survive its translation. The characters in a novel are made out of the sentences. That's what their substance is. Votes: 2
Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they're constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human. Votes: 2
Romeo is the most misunderstood character in literature, I think. He's hardcore to play because he's displaying the characteristics of Hamlet at the beginning, and, well, then everything else happens. Votes: 2
Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or 400 years, these are portrayed as awful figures. Votes: 2
There's no shortage of orphans in 19th-century literature, but it's hard to find a single happy, communicative, functional parental relationship in the whole of 'Great Expectations,' even among the minor characters. Votes: 2
I also really liked playing Mr. Tumnus in 'Narnia'. I got to play my favorite character in children's literature, which I loved. You don't get the chance to do that in other jobs. Votes: 2
There's a wealth of literature out there which, hopefully, will be, you know, exploded in the future, and I personally find it very rewarding to be involved with classic storytelling, and sort of legendary characters. Votes: 2
The literature of many lands is rich with the tributes that gratitude, admiration and love have paid to the great and honored dead. These tributes disclose the character of nations, the ideals of the human race. Votes: 2
As for most writers, language is vital for me: a writer's ability to render a fictional world - characters, landscape, emotions - into something original that alters or deepens my understanding of both literature and life. Votes: 2
It is a law woven into the nature of man, attested by history, by science, by literature and art, and by dally experience, that strength of mind and force of character are the supreme rulers of human affairs. Votes: 2
I think the genre of comics sometimes overtakes the medium, and people assume that they are kind of frivolous. If you have a good, strong story teller, they can be as affecting as any character in literature. Period. Votes: 2
With fiction, you can talk about plot, character and narrative, whereas a poem brings home the fact that everything that happens in a work of literature happens in terms of language. And this is daunting stuff to deal with. Votes: 2
The truth is, everything ultimately comes down to the relationship between the reader and the writer and the characters. Does or does not a character address moral being in a universal and important way? If it does, then it's literature. Votes: 2
Internationalism on the other hand admits that spiritual achievements have their roots deep in national life; from this national consciousness art and literature derive their character and strength and on it even many of the humanistic sciences are firmly based. Votes: 2
What I can say is that all my characters are searching for their souls, because they are my mirrors. I'm someone who is constantly trying to understand my place in the world, and literature is the best way that I found in order to see myself. Votes: 2
Like the 'good' characters in literature, the sane don't have any memorable lines. Votes: 0
There are lots of unlikable characters in literature. It doesn't mean they're not fascinating. Votes: 0
The advantage of literature over life is that its characters are clearly defined, and act consistently. Votes: 0
Schools provide safe spaces to talk about controversial issues, and literature presents characters portraying human experience in all its richness and contradictoriness. Votes: 0
Characters limit will be short, when I start to describe my status. Votes: 3 Gaurav GRV Sharma
Literature is the history of the soul. Votes: 5 Barry Hannah