It's hard to know whether certain characters come to life or not, they either come to have their own life or they don't. I've written many things in which the characters just remain inert.
“I am not going to stop speaking out on behalf of policies that I think are right - regardless of ideology, party or political expediency.”
“We cannot say that if a child is badly nourished he will become a criminal. We must see what conclusion the child has drawn.”