Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals.
Neil Gaiman
Empathy, Connection, Society, Understanding, Relationships
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“I'm never, I hope, stupid enough to believe that Twitter or blogging or any of this stuff is a substitute for actually doing the work or writing a book.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Social Media, Work Ethic, Creativity, Discipline
Neil Gaiman Writing, Social Media, Work Ethic, Creativity, Discipline“Oh, tweeting prolifically is the most easy thing in the world. Tweeting prolifically is like somebody saying, 'Boy, you're a really good walker around,' you know. It's not really hard.” Neil Gaiman
Social Media, Tweeting, Ease, Communication, Humor
Neil Gaiman Social Media, Tweeting, Ease, Communication, Humor“Where magic is concerned, there is always an initial decision, an initial willingness to let it enter your life. If that is not there neither is magic.” Neil Gaiman
Magic, Choice, Acceptance, Openness, Experience
Neil Gaiman Magic, Choice, Acceptance, Openness, Experience“You’re always you, and that don’t change, and you’re always changing, and there’s nothing you can do about it.” Neil Gaiman
Identity, Change, Self, Consistency, Growth
Neil Gaiman Identity, Change, Self, Consistency, Growth“To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due.” Neil Gaiman
Toast, Remembrance, Nostalgia, Respect, Mythology
Neil Gaiman Toast, Remembrance, Nostalgia, Respect, Mythology“They could not truly look dead, because they did not ever look alive.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Death, Perception, Existence, Ambiguity
Neil Gaiman Life, Death, Perception, Existence, Ambiguity“Sometimes big things happen, and they echo. Those echoes crash across worlds. They are the ripples in the fabric of things. Often they manifest as storms. Reality is a fragile thing, after all.” Neil Gaiman
Change, Reality, Echoes, Storms, Fragility
Neil Gaiman Change, Reality, Echoes, Storms, Fragility“Some things are too big to be seen; some emotions are too huge to be felt.” Neil Gaiman
Emotions, Magnitude, Perception, Feelings, Complexity
Neil Gaiman Emotions, Magnitude, Perception, Feelings, Complexity“Being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. Being brave means you are scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing anyway.” Neil Gaiman
Bravery, Courage, Fear, Action, Morality
Neil Gaiman Bravery, Courage, Fear, Action, Morality“Life - and I don't suppose I'm the first to make this comparison - is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Cynicism, Humor, Mortality, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Life, Cynicism, Humor, Mortality, Perspective“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“I don’t want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn’t mean anything? What then?” Neil Gaiman
Wanting, Satisfaction, Desire, Meaning, Enjoyment
Neil Gaiman Wanting, Satisfaction, Desire, Meaning, Enjoyment“I wonder if I shall ever see her again, and I realize that I scarcely care. I can feel the sheets beneath me, and the cold air on my chest. I feel fine. I feel absolutely fine. I feel nothing at all.” Neil Gaiman
Indifference, Loss, Feelings, Acceptance, Existential Reflection
Neil Gaiman Indifference, Loss, Feelings, Acceptance, Existential Reflection“If one is writing novels today, concentrating on the beauty of the prose is right up there with concentrating on your semi-colons, for wasted effort.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Prose, Effort, Focus, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Writing, Prose, Effort, Focus, Creativity“Write. Finish things. Get them published. Write something else while you're waiting for someone to publish the first thing...” Neil Gaiman
Writing Advice, Perseverance, Productivity, Publishing, Career
Neil Gaiman Writing Advice, Perseverance, Productivity, Publishing, Career“Stories are like spiders, with all their long legs, and stories are like spiderwebs, which man gets himself all tangled up in but which look pretty when you see them under a leaf in the morning dew, and in the elegant way that they connect to one another, each to each.” Neil Gaiman
Stories, Connections, Narratives, Webs, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Stories, Connections, Narratives, Webs, Creativity“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