Quotes by Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare

American author of young adult fiction

Lived from: 1973 -

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 27 july 1973

  • And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny.
  • Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, aren't relatable, and if you can't put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, not only will they not inspire you, but the book will be pretty boring.

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  • And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny.
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  • Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know of, and use them to embellish and define characters.
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  • In the same way that so many people read 'Harry Potter' and went to see 'Harry Potter,' just because a movie is about a kid, doesn't mean it's for kids, and just because a movie is about a girl, doesn't mean it's for girls.
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  • Nobody sells books like J.K. Rowling. We have a rule in publishing: Never compare anything to 'Harry Potter' because it's like lightning in a bottle.
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  • Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, aren't relatable, and if you can't put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, not only will they not inspire you, but the book will be pretty boring.
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  • There are not that many parts for actors who are not white - even less substantive ones.
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  • There are so many stories about boys becoming heroes, learning their powers and becoming incredibly heroic. There have to be those stories for girls, too.
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  • There's a stigma that guys hate romance and hate love, but that's not true. Look at 'Iron Man.' There's a whole through-line plot about his relationship with Pepper, and everybody loves it.
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  • We as artists are actively encouraged - by other authors, your agent, publisher, and society - not to think about money, strategy, how to manage your career, how to create a brand, because we're supposed to focus on the art.
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  • You put books out into the world, and people form their own visuals and images and attachments to characters; those characters become part of them, and they have their feelings about them.
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  • You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.
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What are the most famous quotes from Cassandra Clare?

The two most famous quotes from Cassandra Clare are:

  • "And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny."
  • "Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know of, and use them to embellish and define characters."

When did Cassandra Clare live?

Cassandra Clare was born in 1973.