11.   I had never seen a character written so realistically.

12.   I knew I wanted to write a character who was a thoughtful, educated and articulate racist.

13.   Ms. Fitzgerald writes characters dramatically, as if they were actions.

14.   Most of the problem lies with his perfunctory script and the shrug with which he seems to have written the characters.

15.   Nobody consistently writes memorable characters like Kelley, and nobody can keep scene after scene flowing with such high-quality storytelling.

16.   Not even the incidental characters are cursorily written.

17.   Shelley Evans has written a character who may be morally and maternally impeccable.

18.   Star says he never had Tori in mind when writing the character.

19.   The characters are written to be highly self-aware, and yet the actors pull off the cleverness without seeming precious.

20.   The Carmichael character has been written to include a degree from the University of Texas, verify the publicity folks for the popular show.