William S. Burroughs Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• Hemingway was a prisoner of his style. No one can talk like the characters in Hemingway except the characters in Hemingway. His style in the wildest sense finally killed him.

  William S. Burroughs

  Character, Style, Prisoner

  William S. Burroughs (1985). “The Adding Machine: Collected Essays”, Calder Publications

• My characters are quite as real to me as so-called real people; which is one reason why I'm not subject to what is known as loneliness. I have plenty of company.

  William S. Burroughs

  Real, Loneliness, Character

• Many of my characters first came through to me as voices. That's why I use a tape recorder.

  William S. Burroughs

  Character, Voice, Tape

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