“The poetical character... is not itself — it has no self — it is every thing and nothing — It has no character — it enjoys light and shade; it lives in gusto, be it fair or foul, high or low, rich or poor, mean or elevated. — It has as much delight in conceiving an Iago as an Imogen. What shocks the…”— John Keats, en.wikiquote.org
“I will eviscerate you in fiction. Every pimple, every character flaw. I was naked for a day; you will be naked for eternity.”— Geoffrey Chaucer, amazon.com
“Each of us is full of too many wheels, screws and valves to permit us to judge one another on a first impression or by two or three external signs.”— Anton Chekhov, amazon.com
“Be careful when you cast out your demons that you don’t throw away the best of yourself.”— Friedrich Nietzsche, amazon.com
“Is it really that bad if someone sees who you are? Why is it humans have a problem with letting someone else see that they are human?”— Joseph Gogler, thequotejournals.com
“Once upon a time there was a serious, well-behaved young black cat. It belonged to a kind old lady who assured me that no other cat could compare with Kitty . . . She called it 'Kitty,' but Kitty called herself 'Miss Catherine St Quintin.”— Beatrix Potter, amazon.com
“This is a Tale about a tail — a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin.”— Beatrix Potter, amazon.com
“Saw Oscar Wilde and his wife just going into the Fine Arts to see the Holman Hunt. He is not peculiar as far as I noticed, rather a fine looking gentleman, but inclined to stoutness. The lady was strangely dressed, but I did not know her in time to see well.”— Beatrix Potter, amazon.com
“I suppose I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person. But these seemingly fragile people are the strong people really.”— Tennessee Williams, amazon.com
“We all have a monster within, the difference is in degree, not in kind.”— Douglas Preston, amazon.com
“As adults, we try to develop the character traits that would have rescued our parents.”— Alain de Botton, goodreads.com