Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at the stars because we are human.
Neil Gaiman
Humanity, Stars, Existence, Philosophical Questions, Exploration
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“You shouldn’t trust the storyteller; only trust the story.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism“Every now and then I'll do little things, a short story or something, that doesn't have any fantastical elements, but mostly I like the power of playing God and I like to imagine things.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Creativity, Imagination, Fantasy, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Writing, Creativity, Imagination, Fantasy, Storytelling“In a novel, you can always go back and make it look like you knew what you were doing all along before the thing goes out and gets published.” Neil Gaiman
Novel, Writing, Revision, Creativity, Publishing
Neil Gaiman Novel, Writing, Revision, Creativity, Publishing“Yes. Growing up is highly overrated. Just be an author.” Neil Gaiman
Adulthood, Writing, Career Advice, Humor, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Adulthood, Writing, Career Advice, Humor, Perspective“I’m willing to make a fool out of myself in public. I’m also willing to make those mistakes that you’re going to make the first time you go out, so hopefully the next time it will be better.” Neil Gaiman
Public, Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Comfort Zone
Neil Gaiman Public, Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Comfort Zone“The great thing about Batman and Superman, in truth, is that they are literally transcendent. They are better than most of the stories they are in.” Neil Gaiman
Superheroes, Transcendence, Batman, Superman, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Superheroes, Transcendence, Batman, Superman, Storytelling“The names are the first things to go, after the breath has gone, and the beating of the heart. We keep our memories longer than our names.” Neil Gaiman
Identity, Memories, Mortality, Life, Reflection
Neil Gaiman Identity, Memories, Mortality, Life, Reflection“I have a really high tolerance level for twits. I really do.” Neil Gaiman
Patience, Humor, Tolerance, Observation, Social Commentary
Neil Gaiman Patience, Humor, Tolerance, Observation, Social Commentary“There's not much high and low culture any more: there's just mingling streams of art and what matters is whether it's good art or bad art.” Neil Gaiman
Art, Culture, Quality, Perception, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Art, Culture, Quality, Perception, Creativity“You got a lifetime. No more. No less.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Mortality, Perspective, Limitation, Brevity
Neil Gaiman Life, Mortality, Perspective, Limitation, Brevity“Sometimes we can choose the paths we follow. Sometimes our choices are made for us. And sometimes we have no choice at all.” Neil Gaiman
Choices, Destiny, Freedom, Control, Life
Neil Gaiman Choices, Destiny, Freedom, Control, Life“If you don’t stand up for the stuff you don’t like, when they come for the stuff you do like, you’ve already lost.” Neil Gaiman
Activism, Courage, Principles, Defense, Integrity
Neil Gaiman Activism, Courage, Principles, Defense, Integrity“I suspect there are two kinds of novelists. Those who have a point of view and have something to say and then write a novel in order to say that thing, and those of us who write the book in order to find out what we think about that thing.” Neil Gaiman
Novelists, Writing, Perspective, Discovery, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Novelists, Writing, Perspective, Discovery, Creativity“Things blossom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time.” Neil Gaiman
Growth, Time, Natural Cycles, Beauty, Patience
Neil Gaiman Growth, Time, Natural Cycles, Beauty, Patience“There are some dogs which, when you meet them, remind you that, despite thousands of years of manmade evolution, every dog is still only two meals away from being a wolf.” Neil Gaiman
Dogs, Evolution, Nature, Instinct, Simplicity
Neil Gaiman Dogs, Evolution, Nature, Instinct, Simplicity“I love making things. I love building things. I love the idea that something’s in the world that wasn’t there before.” Neil Gaiman
Creation, Passion, Building, Imagination, Innovation
Neil Gaiman Creation, Passion, Building, Imagination, Innovation“Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Empathy, Storytelling, Personal Perspective, Truth-telling
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Empathy, Storytelling, Personal Perspective, Truth-telling