Protagonist Quotes

“You look like a protagonist.”
― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park

“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.”
― John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“The theistic philosopher has a tendency to devalue insufficient worldviews, ideologies, and quite often common sense for the greater good, and in such cases, one should not be discouraged when seen as a bad guy. If he stresses over man's perception of a righteous heart, then he has given his heart to man.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“This is the time to remember that I’m the protagonist in my own story, facing every challenge with grace and wit.”
― Maya Van Wagenen, Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek

“There is one final point, the point that separates a true multivolume work from a short story, a novel, or a series. The ending of the final volume should leave the reader with the feeling that he has gone through the defining circumstances of Main Character's life. The leading character in a series can wander off into another book and a new adventure better even than this one. Main Character cannot, at the end of your multivolume work. (Or at least, it should seem so.) His life may continue, and in most cases it will. He may or may not live happily ever after. But the problems he will face in the future will not be as important to him or to us, nor the summers as golden.”
― Gene Wolfe, Shadows of the New Sun

“Don't just write a strong female protagonist. Be one.”
― A.D. Posey

“It's amazing how easily we can cast ourselves in the role of hero.”
― Erica Bauermeister, The Scent Keeper

“The Wrath of Achilles is my theme, that fatal wrath which, in fulfillment of the will of Zeus, brought the Achaeans so much suffering and sent the gallant souls of many nobleman to Hades, leaving their bodies as carrion for the dogs and passing birds.”
― Homer, The Iliad

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

“If I cheated on my spouse or partner, and they made the choice to stay with me regardless, I would leave that person. I will never be perceived as someone who needs a nice warm bath to come home to after rolling around outside in the grass; a coddled person, an infantile person, a person who's choices are perceived as the mistakes of a toddler, only needing to be slapped on the hand and then coddled. That would kill the relationship for me, that would kill everything. I'm not an inconsequential flower, I'm not a purified version washed down to be palatable; I am an equal. My mistakes should be treated as mistakes. I don't need forgiveness for anything that I do.

I'm not an inconsequential flower, I'm not a purified version washed down to be palatable; I am an equal. My mistakes should be treated as mistakes. I don't need forgiveness for anything that I do.”
― C. JoyBell C.

“I used to wonder- at night when it was quiet enough in the cabin to think, when I let myself get to the point of wishing for home- if the home in my heart was supposed to be the place where I'd been born, or if it was the place that was raising me. If I got to choose it, or if it had somehow already claimed me. The truth was, when I looked at my reflection in the window, I couldn't see any bit of the Ruby that had lived in a little white house at the end of a lane, honey sticking to her fingers and hair falling from her braids. And it made me feel empty in a way- like I had forgotten the words to my favorite song. That girl was gone forever, and all that was left was a product of the place that had taught her to fear the bright things inside of her heart.”
― Alexandra Bracken , The Darkest Minds

“Sometimes you're the protagonist, and someone else is the hero.”
― Adrienne Posey

“He likes a good story, especially when he is the main character.”
― Krystalle Bianca, Perfectly Fractured (The Imperfect, #1).

“I'm absolutely alone in this strange city, and I have a bad foot. I don't dare even move for fear of precipitating yet another crisis. I breathe softly, and think carefully. No sudden ideas, the shock could be fatal. It's a poor kind of protagonist really who just lies around on his bed.”
― Roland Topor, Head-to-Toe Portrait of Suzanne

“With his sweet, roundish face, light-colored eyes, and mix of white and Asian features, Sam looked almost exactly like an anime character. Astro Boy, or one of the wisecracking little brothers of manga.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“This is not another story of some street rat getting sober or “putting his life together.” I didn’t put my life together, God did. Every time I tried to put my own life together, I made things worse. No, I am not the protagonist of this story—God is; from page one, until the day I die. He has always been the hero, He has always brought the hope. My story was written by and centers around the God who restores, redeems, and makes all things new.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose

“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.”
― Alex Kudera, Auggie's Revenge

“No importa lo que haga, cada persona en la Tierra está siempre representado el papel principal de la historia del mundo (...). Y normalmente no lo sabe.”
― Paulo Coelho, El Alquimista

“Think of a caterpillar entering a cocoon. Once he does so, one of two things will happen: He will either transform into a butterfly, or he will die. But no matter what else happens, he will never climb out of the cocoon as a caterpillar.
So it is with your protagonist.”
― Steven James, Story Trumps Structure: How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules

“She looks like mist on a foggy morning, Her hair falls perfectly below her shoulders, like they can't have enough of brushing her soft neck.
Her brown eyes whisper to my soul, without saying a word. Don't get me wrong! She's not the epitome of perfection she seems to be
She's clumsy, she's confused. She's childish at times. She doesn't talk, she chatters, endlessly!
She's not perfect, she isn't. Why is it then, that i can't stop thinking of her?”
― Jiji Tharayil, Finding the Unknown

“নিজেকে "এ প্যাসেজ টু ইণ্ডিয়া"র নায়ক আজিজের মতন মনে হচ্ছে!”
― Md. Ziaul Haque

“We are playwrights scripting our personal reality show and enigmatic fantasy world. Without a questing protagonist and a strong antagonist, the plot is tepid. All heroic conduct requires a journey filled with hardship, adventure, and a personal nemesis to conquer.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Your protagonist could spend their whole life in limbo, forever trapped in a state of constant discontent. If nothing comes along that forces them to change, you can bet they never will.”
― Lewis Jorstad, Write Your Hero: How to Create Fan-Favorite Protagonists, from Heroines to Anti-Heroes and More

“Minimalist clothing can convey a classic and memorable sense of personal identity.
Alice argues that wearing a similar outfit every day is a way of asserting your status as a protagonist in life. "This is the reason why characters in picture books never change their clothes...”
― Joshua Becker, The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life

“In the popular children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon, the four-year-old protagonist has the power to create things just by drawing them. There’s no path to walk on, so he draws a path. There’s no moon to light his path, so he draws the moon. There are no trees to climb on, so he draws an apple tree. Throughout the story, his imagination brings things into existence.”
― Ozan Varol, Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

“If a villain is someone whose motivations we understand but whose methods we find abhorrent, a hero is someone whose motivations we understand and whose methods we find inspirational.”
― Philip Athans, The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller!

“Then, in the horribly dead-silent room, a lone fly made a pinging noise against the stained glass window. Its high-pitched buzzing filled the voiceless room while the dumb insect buried itself in a corner.

Pastor James Edwards first sermon”
― Margie Bayer , The Killdeer Song

“What is the worst possible thing that could happen to my protagonist? How could that turn out to be the best possible thing that could happen to him?”
― Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

“It's pointless to be the protagonist of your life if you assign the role of the screenwriter to the system.”
― Daniel Gumiero

“Dare to be the protagonist of your story; let boldness be the first chapter.”
― Pep Talk Radio, LinguaVerse: A Journey through Language Realms