“People come, people go—they'll drift in and out of your life, almost like characters in a favorite book. When you finally close the cover, the characters have told their story and you start up again with another book, complete with new characters and adventures. Then you find yourself focusing on th…”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters.”— Tahereh Mafi, amazon.com
“Well, I think ‘likability’ is an overused word. I don’t watch people ’cause I like them; I watch them because they’re compelling. Sympathetic is a little different … Likable just thins you out. Working to make a character likable is what kills most TV shows.”— Louis C.K., vulture.com