Marisha Pessl Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• Dad's Theory of Arrogance--that everyone always assumes they're the Principal Character of Desire and/or Loathing in everybody else's Broadway Play.

  Marisha Pessl

  Dad, Character, Play

  Marisha Pessl (2006). “Special Topics in Calamity Physics”, p.197, Penguin

• It was as if Hannah had sprung a leak and her character, usually so meticulous and contained, was spilling all over the place.

  Marisha Pessl

  Character, Leaks, Meticulous

  Marisha Pessl (2006). “Special Topics in Calamity Physics”, p.201, Penguin

• His characters are ravaged, beaten. They walk through infernos and emerged charred doves.

  Marisha Pessl

  Character, Dove, Inferno

• When I'm creating characters, I definitely think of theme songs. Writing for me is very visual, so I sometimes think of it in terms of a movie with a soundtrack, and try to transfer that to words.

  Marisha Pessl

  Song, Writing, Character

  "Random Rules: Marisha Pessl" by Andy Battaglia, www.avclub.com. November 14, 2006.

• I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like Meryl Streep, who can play all sorts of characters. A good writer should be able to cross gender lines and people of all social classes. So for me, writing from a male point of view would be a great challenge, that I would look forward to taking on.

  Marisha Pessl

  Believe, Character, Writing

  "Off the Page: Marisha Pessl". Live chat, www.washingtonpost.com. October 26, 2006.

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