After a while, it sort of began to rain, which is to say that it was the kind of rain that never comes to a decision about whether it’s actually raining or not. Driving in it, you would never have been certain whether or not to turn on your wipers.
Neil Gaiman
Weather, Uncertainty, Metaphor, Perception, Confusion
Neil Gaiman’s Quotes On Topics
Attitude | Childhood Play | Maturity | Social Interaction | Spirituality | Day Off | Time Management | Writers | Self-criticism | Uniqueness | Legacy | Letting Go | Human Connection | Preferences | Fortune | Understanding | Affordability | Transience | Connections | Loss | More
More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“The house smelled musty and damp, and a little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.” Neil Gaiman
Atmosphere, Description, Nostalgia, Haunting, Sensory Experience
Neil Gaiman Atmosphere, Description, Nostalgia, Haunting, Sensory Experience“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.” Neil Gaiman
Creation, Inspiration, Art, Positivity, Transformation
Neil Gaiman Creation, Inspiration, Art, Positivity, Transformation“We owe it to each other to tell stories.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Human Connection, Culture, Obligation, Communication
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Human Connection, Culture, Obligation, Communication“Always worth it to have tried, even if you fail, even if you fall like a meteor forever. Better to have flamed in the darkness, to have inspired others, to have lived, than to have sat in the darkness, cursing the people who borrowed, but did not return, your candle.” Neil Gaiman
Failure, Inspiration, Courage, Legacy, Life
Neil Gaiman Failure, Inspiration, Courage, Legacy, Life“Walk any path in Destiny’s garden, and you will be forced to choose, not once but many times.” Neil Gaiman
Choices, Destiny, Life, Decisions, Journey
Neil Gaiman Choices, Destiny, Life, Decisions, Journey“Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams.” Neil Gaiman
Short Stories, Exploration, Imagination, Perspective, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Short Stories, Exploration, Imagination, Perspective, Creativity“Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.” Neil Gaiman
Motivation, Writing, Perseverance, Discipline, Completion
Neil Gaiman Motivation, Writing, Perseverance, Discipline, Completion“I really like being able to laugh at my own jokes.” Neil Gaiman
Humor, Self, Laughter, Creativity, Enjoyment
Neil Gaiman Humor, Self, Laughter, Creativity, Enjoyment“Goodnight world. While I sleep, I hope you'll all continue to do whatever it is you do. Unless you murder sleeping authors. Don't do that.” Neil Gaiman
Humor, Sleep, Writing, Authors, Warning
Neil Gaiman Humor, Sleep, Writing, Authors, Warning“It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt. If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall?” Neil Gaiman
Climbing, Risk, Failure, Effort, Attempts
Neil Gaiman Climbing, Risk, Failure, Effort, Attempts“A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up.” Neil Gaiman
Freedom, Speech, Comics, Politics, Censorship
Neil Gaiman Freedom, Speech, Comics, Politics, Censorship“You don’t get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplicably odd.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Moments, Mystery, Reality, Absurdity
Neil Gaiman Life, Moments, Mystery, Reality, Absurdity“I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect.” Neil Gaiman
Short Story, Writing, Storytelling, Underrated, Literary Form
Neil Gaiman Short Story, Writing, Storytelling, Underrated, Literary Form“You're brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary.” Neil Gaiman
Bravery, Friendship, Imagination, Support, Acceptance
Neil Gaiman Bravery, Friendship, Imagination, Support, Acceptance“People take on the shapes of the songs and the stories that surround them, especially if they don’t have their own song.” Neil Gaiman
Influence, Identity, Storytelling, Culture, Expression
Neil Gaiman Influence, Identity, Storytelling, Culture, Expression“You shouldn’t trust the storyteller; only trust the story.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism“With 'Stardust', I hope what I was doing is giving 30-year-olds and 40-year-olds and 25-year-olds and 60-year-olds a chance to get the same sense of wonder, the same feeling, the same magic, that they got in reading the classic fairy tales as children.” Neil Gaiman
Wonder, Storytelling, Magic, Nostalgia, Ageless Appeal
Neil Gaiman Wonder, Storytelling, Magic, Nostalgia, Ageless Appeal“A story only matters, I suspect, to the extent that the people in the story change.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Character Development, Growth, Narrative, Meaning
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Character Development, Growth, Narrative, Meaning