Because you like Lirael in Abhorsen Series

The chronically bizarre Dwight Schrute is the world’s most dependable assistant to the regional manager. See them in The Office.

In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions, people consider Brian a nerd. But he's more than that. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Stefan Salvatore was the golden boy when he was alive. Can he keep it up as a vampire? See them in The Vampire Diaries.

A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.

After having his mind altered after a bad breakup, Joel Barish is not convinced that ignorance is bliss. See them in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Effie Trinket is utterly enamored with all things fashion, make-up, and style. See them in The Hunger Games .

Closing off her emotions makes Lightning a great fighter, but at what personal cost? See them in Final Fantasy Series.

Gomez Addams fills his days with ghoulish and ghastly forms of recreation, enjoying life and all its pleasures to the fullest. See them in The Addams Family.

A secret smoker, Margot Tenenbaum has plenty more secrets where that came from. See them in The Royal Tenenbaums.

For somebody who won't answer questions, the enigmatic C.C. sure asks a lot of them. See them in Code Geass.

A believer in the pursuit of justice, Garrus Vakarian hates it when bad guys slip through the cracks of the bureaucratic justice system. See them in Mass Effect.

Though raised to think of himself as a monster, Quasimodo has a heart that holds nothing but compassion. See them in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.