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A character is what he does, yes - but even more, a character is what he means to do.

A character is what he does, yes - but even more, a character is what he means to do.

Orson Scott Card
Character, Mean, Doe
Orson Scott Card (2010). “Elements of Fiction Writing - Characters & Viewpoint: Proven advice and timeless techniques for creating compelling characters by an award-winning author”, p.7, Writer's Digest Books

She will look at you as women look at men, and she will judge you as a woman judge men, not on the strength of their arguments, and not in their cleverness or prowess in battle, but rather on the force of their character, the intensity of their passion, their strength of soul, their compassion, and... ah, this above all... their conversation.

Orson Scott Card
Passion, Character, Men
"Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus". Book by Orson Scott Card, 1996.

When I write fiction, I create characters whose views are not my own, and I allow them to be eloquent in defense of their, not my, views.

Orson Scott Card
Writing, Character, Views
Actusf Interview, www.actusf.com. 2000.

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