“The measure of our rationality determines the degree of vividness with which we appreciate the needs of other life, the extent to which we become conscious of the real character of our own motives and impulses, the ability to harmonize conflicting impulses in our own life and in society, and the capacity to choose adequate means for approved ends.” NeedsMeanRealEndsCharacterAbilityDegreesConsciousCapacityAppreciateDetermineImpulseMotiveRationalityAdequateApprovedNeeds Of OthersReal CharacterVividnessAdequate Means Book:Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics: (Library of America #263) Source: Reinhold Niebuhr: Major Works on Religion and Politics: (Library of America #263)
“I think the business of writing a great deal of it is the business of paying attention to your characters, to the world they live in, to the story you have to tell, but just a kind of deep attention and out of that if you pay attention properly the story will tell you what it needs.” IfsThinkingWorldNeedsWritingKindCharacterStoriesDealsPayAttentionPay Attention Author:Salman Rushdie
“In my books my characters experience things as they are. My books allow youth an honest look at important issues affecting them. As adults we want to believe things like sex abuse or drug use are not happening anymore, or happening less and less, but that's not the case and we need to acknowledge that. We can't make life prettier for youth, but we can arm them.” WantNeedsBelieveLooksImportantBookCharacterUseSexCasesIssuesHonestYouthArmsDrugHappeningsAdultsAbuseAcknowledgeImportant IssuesDrug UseSex Abuse Author:Ellen Hopkins
“Authors have to write for their characters, for who they are, that's the strength of books. Don't worry about censors. Just write the story you need to tell and the rewards will come.” NeedsWritingBookCharacterStoriesWorryRewards Author:Ellen Hopkins
“I don't worry about being exposed. When I'm writing about myself I think about myself as a character. There is a ton of stuff going on in my life that I don't write about. If I need to write that stuff down, I write about myself in my diary.” IfsThinkingNeedsWritingCharacterStuffWorryExposedDiaries Author:David Sedaris
“You have to play the character in the best way you know how and do what you need to do in order to bring that character to life and not worry about the millions of people that you may be disappointing!” PeopleKnowsWayNeedsMayPlayCharacterOrderMillionsWorryKnow HowBest WayDisappointing Author:Emma Stone
“As an actor, you have to just think about the truth of your character. You have to think about how to play the character in the way that you know it needs to be played in your heart and why you were hired.” ThinkingKnowsWayNeedsHeartPlayCharacterActors Author:Emma Stone