My theory of characterization is basically this: Put some dirt on a hero, and put some sunshine on the villain, one brush stroke of beauty on the villain.

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"Real courage is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. Doing the unpopular thing because it's what you believe, and the heck with everybody."

- Justin Cronin

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- Maya Angelou

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- Jamie Paolinetti

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- Herman Melville

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- Oscar Wilde

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- Isabel Allende

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