“In as much as any invisible, unbelievable, unknowable fictional character is, yes.”

— Tamsin Greig

When asked if Debbie Aldridge (her Archers character) is now part of her life.
From an interview on the Green Wing "microsite"

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English actress 1966

Michelle Dilhara (1996) Sri Lankan actress

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“I quote fictional characters, because I'm a fictional character myself!”

Carrie Fisher book Wishful Drinking

Source: Wishful Drinking

“Ferdinand had foresight and unbelievable luck. His success actually bordered on fiction.”

Imelda Marcos (1929) Former First Lady of the Philippines

As quoted in "Imelda and the Cash" by Werner Raffetseder in Saga magazine (April 1998).

“Poetry is written with tears, fiction with blood, and history with invisible ink.”

Carlos Ruiz Zafón book The Angel's Game

Source: The Angel's Game

“Reality is much more absurd and complex than any fiction.”

Yan Lianke (1958) Chinese novelist and satirist

"China on China, Culture for Billions" Documentary

“Of course I base my characters partly on the people I know—one can’t escape it—but fictional characters are oversimplified; they’re much less complex than the people one knows.”

Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English writer

Interview http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4698/the-art-of-fiction-no-24-aldous-huxley, The Paris Review (1960)

“The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

“Characters in novels are all fiction like the world they live in.”

Carole Morin British writer

Chin Wag At The Slaughterhouse (2013)
Context: Characters in novels are all fiction like the world they live in. Of course Vivien Lash has things in common with me but if she actually was me I wouldn’t have been able to invent her. And I’m not plotting to murder my husband!
The closest connection between me and my characters is that we live in a city that’s recognisable as London, but it’s a version of London that came out of my head.

“Do not, under any circumstances belittle a works of fiction by trying to turn it into a carbon copy of real life; what we search for in fiction is not so much reality but the epiphany of truth.”

Azar Nafisi book Reading Lolita in Tehran

Source: Reading Lolita in Tehran (2003)

“The real plot in fiction parallels life in that it happens within the characters.”

Vanna Bonta (1958–2014) Italian-American writer, poet, inventor, actress, voice artist (1958-2014)

Vanna Bonta Talks About Quantum fiction: Author Interview (2007)

“In as much as any invisible, unbelievable, unknowable fictional character is, yes.”

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