I was nominated for the 3 Day 3 Quote challenge and decided to switch things up. Have your characters said something quote-worthy? I plan to post quotes spoken by my characters (not me, mind you). I invite anyone with a favorite quote from your writing to share it in my comments any or all of these 3 days.
Thank you to LIVE LOVE LAUGH for sending this my way!
If anyone would like to pass on the official 3 Day 3 Quote Challenge, here are the rules:
1. Thank the person who nominated you
2. Post a quote a day for 3 days.
3. Each day, nominate 3 new bloggers to take part in the challenge.
Enjoy!
Here’s another from my friend, Lillian:
Myths of the Mirror 
Lillian sounds very wise. I usually begin my couples therapy sessions with a meditation or quote. I think Lillian is going to make it into the rotation tonight!
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Thanks 🙂 I do like Lillian though she is a meddler in the book. Fear isn’t all bad. Sometimes it saves us from making serious mistakes or opens our eyes to situations we must confront. But there is a type of fear that interferes with truth, that alienates and destroys without need. Fear is often safer and easier than love.
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I agree.
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Enjoyed reading this post, the quotes especially. I wish I have some characters to quote, but non-fiction is my thing…anyway, I enjoyed reading the comments too, Diana!
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Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed them 🙂
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If you’ve ever been hungry, you might appreciate this quote-worthy bit from a rat friend of mine who is itching to meet the world:
It didn’t take long before my belly was hollering for a fill-up. I sucked down a slimy slug– ugh! I tugged a tick and gave it a lick– ick! I even chewed a stinky shoe– eeew!
Your kindness made me much braver than I was a week ago. 🙂
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Ha ha. Sounds like rat with attitude! Love it. Thanks for participating. I really love seeing what other writers are doing. We’re a creative bunch 😀
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I love these quotes! One day, when I have time to read again, maybe I’ll read this book 😉
As for quotes from *my* characters… as hey are all non-fictional, I don’ have many that I could share 🙂
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Well, thank you, Dawn. I’d love to know what you think. I noted in one of the comments below that the quotes don’t seem to come out my head, but straight from the characters. That’s one of the really fun things about writing for me…my characters are alive. 🙂
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I know, I read this. I think it’s true for most writers, at least the good ones 😉
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Yes. It’s nice to be a writer, so you can avoid the diagnoses of schizophrenia or MPD.
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Ha ha. Yes. Things can get a little loopy. I have used multiple personality disorder in my writing.
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I’m a few chapters into my ARC copy, and I do like Lillian very much. My mental image is in line with Meg Foster’s character on The Originals:
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(Tried to post an image in the HTML there, but it didn’t show up. I guess you’ll have to use Google/Images and search “Meg Foster Originals” if you’d like to see the character I referenced!)
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I can see it. My visual is a little more Jessica Tandy, but they both work fine. Interesting how we imagine characters in our minds. I love that.
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Hi Erik. That’s fun. I forget that there are a few people out there reading it. I’m not familiar with The Originals. I’ll check it out.
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These sound like interesting characters, Diana. I would guess your book is full of others as well. 🙂
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I hope so, Suzanne. 🙂 Lillian is definitely a character, in more ways than one.
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One to offer:
What is a man? Why has he come
To fathom out all that he is?
But not know what he thirsts to find.
That alone I received
In small inflections from a hand…
Quizzical amusement in a brow…
A surreptitious fleeting smile…
The shaking of an honest head,
The synchrony of walking pace
In the presence of a friend.
Therein lies answer, yet I full know
It will not prove amenable…
Entire and too delicate
For intellect’s analysis…
The heart has its reasons, inchoate,
What do I know? Or know I knew?
I knew Eratosthenes.
Archimedes talking about the nature of knowledge in ‘Involution-An Odyssey…’ Philippa Rees
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Thanks you, Philppa, for kicking off the quotes! I love the poetic wondering.
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There were some great quotes in your book. I really enjoyed Lillian’s take on things!
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Thank you! Those wise old women seem to crop up in a number of them, don’t they?
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Lol – so I’ve noticed. Wonder who they’re based on 🙂
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That’s the weird thing…I have no idea. You know how sometimes you write something and you have no idea where it came from other than the character her/himself?
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Jung would speak of archetypes. The wise old man is one of them – or woman, in your case 🙂
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Hey! Did you just imply that I’m old? 😀
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Lol – I was going for wise, to be honest 😀
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I know. I just couldn’t resist.
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Perhaps you’re just an old soul 🙂
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Nicest thing anyone has ever said. ❤
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What a great idea! I love your two character quotes, so well written and thought-provoking.
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Thanks, Annika. I was just groaning to myself that I can’t read the one that pops up in the Reader. Another live and learn moment 🙂 I’m so curious to see if/what people share.
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