A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.
Neil Gaiman
Books, Dreams, Imagination, Reading, Literature
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“If there’s one thing that a study of history has taught us, it is that things can always get worse.” Neil Gaiman
History, Lessons, Pessimism, Change, Awareness
Neil Gaiman History, Lessons, Pessimism, Change, Awareness“Nothing I did where the only reason for doing it was the money was ever worth it, except as bitter experience.” Neil Gaiman
Money, Experience, Value, Life Lessons, Regret
Neil Gaiman Money, Experience, Value, Life Lessons, Regret“When you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave.” Neil Gaiman
Bravery, Fear, Courage, Action, Resilience
Neil Gaiman Bravery, Fear, Courage, Action, Resilience“It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.” Neil Gaiman
Humanity, History, Morality, Human Nature, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Humanity, History, Morality, Human Nature, Perspective“The future had suddenly become unknowable: anything could happen: the train of my life had jumped the rails and headed off across the fields and coming down the lane with me, then.” Neil Gaiman
Uncertainty, Future, Unpredictability, Change, Life
Neil Gaiman Uncertainty, Future, Unpredictability, Change, Life“There aren’t any good guys, and there aren’t any bad guys. There’s just us. People. Doing our best to get by.” Neil Gaiman
Good, Evil, Humanity, Morality, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Good, Evil, Humanity, Morality, Perspective“I’m somebody who considers happiness a journey, not a destination.” Neil Gaiman
Happiness, Journey, Perspective, Fulfillment, Growth
Neil Gaiman Happiness, Journey, Perspective, Fulfillment, Growth“Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed.” Neil Gaiman
Literature, Awards, Humor, Writing, Competition
Neil Gaiman Literature, Awards, Humor, Writing, Competition“I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed. People carry worlds within them.” Neil Gaiman
Identity, Complexity, Perception, Human Nature, Inner Worlds
Neil Gaiman Identity, Complexity, Perception, Human Nature, Inner Worlds“I don't think there is such a thing as a bad book for children.” Neil Gaiman
Children, Books, Reading, Imagination, Quality
Neil Gaiman Children, Books, Reading, Imagination, Quality“Face your life Its pain, its pleasure. Leave no path untaken.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Journey, Experience, Exploration, Resilience
Neil Gaiman Life, Journey, Experience, Exploration, Resilience“When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.” Neil Gaiman
Imagination, Childhood, Writing, Success, Humor
Neil Gaiman Imagination, Childhood, Writing, Success, Humor“Chantal is having a relationship with a sentence. Just one of those things. A chance meeting that grew into something important for the both of them.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Connection, Relationship, Significance, Language
Neil Gaiman Writing, Connection, Relationship, Significance, Language“Recounting the strange is like telling one’s dreams: one can communicate the events of a dream, but not the emotional content, the way that a dream can colour one’s entire day.” Neil Gaiman
Dreams, Storytelling, Emotions, Communication, Personal Experience
Neil Gaiman Dreams, Storytelling, Emotions, Communication, Personal Experience“When I was young, I was reading anything and anything I could lay my hands on. I was a veracious-to-the-point-of-insane reader.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Passion, Curiosity, Youth, Knowledge
Neil Gaiman Reading, Passion, Curiosity, Youth, Knowledge“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, you're doing something.” Neil Gaiman
Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Action, Advice
Neil Gaiman Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Action, Advice“When I was a kid, we actually lived in a house that had been divided in two at one point, which meant that one room in our house opened up onto a brick wall. And I was convinced all I had to do was just open it the right way and it wouldn't be a brick wall. So I'd sidle over to the door and I'd pull it open.” Neil Gaiman
Childhood, Imagination, Possibility, Memory, Hope
Neil Gaiman Childhood, Imagination, Possibility, Memory, Hope