Childhood memories are sometimes covered and obscured beneath the things that come later, like childhood toys forgotten at the bottom of a crammed adult closet, but they are never lost for good.
Neil Gaiman
Memories, Childhood, Nostalgia, Past, Self Discovery
Neil Gaiman’s Quotes On Topics
Family | Planning | Suicide | Words | Internet | Emotion | Self-awareness | Ageless Appeal | Passion | Narrative | Absence | Belief | Bookstore | Obstacles | Tweeting | Optimism | Challenge | Events | Practice | Self-expression | More
More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” Neil Gaiman
Fairytales, Courage, Overcoming, Myth, Truth
Neil Gaiman Fairytales, Courage, Overcoming, Myth, Truth“Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.” Neil Gaiman
Self, Identity, Travel, Awareness, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Self, Identity, Travel, Awareness, Introspection“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Vulnerability, Risk, Emotions, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Love, Vulnerability, Risk, Emotions, Relationships“People who believe they'll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, learn it doesn't work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.” Neil Gaiman
Happiness, Self Awareness, Travel, Personal Growth, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Happiness, Self Awareness, Travel, Personal Growth, Perspective“The best way to show people true things is from a direction that they had not imagined the truth coming.” Neil Gaiman
Truth, Perception, Perspectives, Revelation, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Truth, Perception, Perspectives, Revelation, Storytelling“Have you ever had one of those days when something just seems to be trying to tell you somebody?” Neil Gaiman
Communication, Intuition, Moments, Connection, Awareness
Neil Gaiman Communication, Intuition, Moments, Connection, Awareness“That’s sexism, that is. Going around giving people girly presents just because they’re a girl.” Neil Gaiman
Sexism, Stereotypes, Gifts, Gender Roles, Equality
Neil Gaiman Sexism, Stereotypes, Gifts, Gender Roles, Equality“Nobody will ever hurt her. She'll just smile her faint vague wonderful smile and walk away.” Neil Gaiman
Resilience, Strength, Independence, Protection, Character Description
Neil Gaiman Resilience, Strength, Independence, Protection, Character Description“Libraries are the thin red line between civilization and barbarism.” Neil Gaiman
Libraries, Civilization, Knowledge, Safety, Community
Neil Gaiman Libraries, Civilization, Knowledge, Safety, Community“How can you walk away from something and still come back to it?” Neil Gaiman
Choices, Paradox, Relationships, Reflection, Humanity
Neil Gaiman Choices, Paradox, Relationships, Reflection, Humanity“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“I’m the idiot box. I’m the TV. I’m the all-seeing eye and the world of the cathode ray. I’m the boob tube. I’m the little shrine the family gathers to adore.” Neil Gaiman
Television, Media, Influence, Culture, Family
Neil Gaiman Television, Media, Influence, Culture, Family“It has been said that civilization is twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism.” Neil Gaiman
Civilization, Society, Human Nature, Fragility, Social Order
Neil Gaiman Civilization, Society, Human Nature, Fragility, Social Order“If you want to call it that. But it is a very specific sort of magic. There's a magic you take from death. Something leaves the world, something else comes into it.” Neil Gaiman
Magic, Death, Transformation, Balance, Cycles
Neil Gaiman Magic, Death, Transformation, Balance, Cycles“You don't get heaven or hell. Do you know the only reward you get for being Batman? You get to be Batman.” Neil Gaiman
Heroism, Reward, Identity, Purpose, Responsibility
Neil Gaiman Heroism, Reward, Identity, Purpose, Responsibility“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“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
Neil Gaiman Humanity, Stars, Existence, Philosophical Questions, Exploration“God who knows all things, I have no prayer book and I do not know any prayers by heart. But you know all the prayers. You are God. So this is what I am going to do. I am going to say the alphabet, and I will let you put the words together.” Neil Gaiman
Faith, Prayer, Simplicity, Creativity, Spirituality
Neil Gaiman Faith, Prayer, Simplicity, Creativity, Spirituality