Protagonist Quotes

From there, a more difficult period began. Even the villains, the world's worst people, the one percent, what have you, imagine themselves to be the heroes of their own stories, and I saw myself this way. I, too, could be a hero or protagonist, and not some mere bystander in the greater drama of someone else's life. It was awkward to see a murderer as a hero, so I had to constantly remind myself of how Auggie's stepfather had been selfish and evil.

Your Writing Teacher ‏@WritingChiefIf u don't get ur protagonist dirty, ur readers will get bored. Readers are wild, cliff-jumping, mud-wrestling savages. Become their leader. (anonymous on Twitter)

Putting a piece of you in your protagonist adds depth and merges the worlds of fiction and reality.

Adam Steven Page

...there are books...which you can't tell people about, books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.

Remember, when we're lost in a story, we're not passively reading about something that's happening to someone else.

Lisa Cron