All ROXANE GAY Quotes about “Character”

“That the question of likability even exists in literary conversations is odd. It implies that we are engaging in a courtship. When characters are unlikable, they donâ€™t meet our mutable, varying standards. Certainly we can find kinship in fiction, but literary merit shouldnâ€™t be dictated by whether we want to be friends or lovers with those about whom we read.”
“Twitter is my happy place. I am not there to overthink 140 characters.”
“Readers need to stop assuming characters are white if race isn't explicitly defined.”

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