Fiction takes us to places that we would never otherwise go, and puts us behind eyes that are not our own.
Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Empathy, Imagination, Perspective, Storytelling
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More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“They were not my friends, after all. They were just the people I went to school with.” Neil Gaiman
Friendship, Recognition, Social Dynamics, School, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Friendship, Recognition, Social Dynamics, School, Relationships“If it’s true that every seven years each cell in your body dies and is replaced, then I have truly inherited my life from a dead man; and the misdeeds of those times have been forgiven, and are buried with his bones.” Neil Gaiman
Change, Life, Identity, Forgiveness, Mortality
Neil Gaiman Change, Life, Identity, Forgiveness, Mortality“I like reading. I prefer not reading on my computer, because that makes whatever I am reading feel like work. I do not mind reading on my iPad.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Technology, Preferences, Leisure, Work Life Balance
Neil Gaiman Reading, Technology, Preferences, Leisure, Work Life Balance“Remember that, sooner or later, before it ever reaches perfection, you will have to let it go and move on and start to write the next thing. Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.” Neil Gaiman
Perfection, Progress, Creativity, Writing, Letting Go
Neil Gaiman Perfection, Progress, Creativity, Writing, Letting Go“I think hell is something you carry around with you, not somewhere you go.” Neil Gaiman
Hell, Internal Struggle, Perspective, Suffering, Personal Responsibility
Neil Gaiman Hell, Internal Struggle, Perspective, Suffering, Personal Responsibility“Shadow had heard too many people telling each other not to repress their feelings, to let their emotions out, let the pain go. Shadow thought there was a lot to be said for bottling up emotions. If you did it long enough and deep enough, he suspected, pretty soon you wouldn’t feel anything at all.” Neil Gaiman
Emotions, Repression, Feelings, Coping, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Emotions, Repression, Feelings, Coping, Introspection“I love CGI if it's invisible. I don't like it when it's there and obvious.” Neil Gaiman
Film, Special Effects, Authenticity, Visual Arts, Technology
Neil Gaiman Film, Special Effects, Authenticity, Visual Arts, Technology“Everybody going to be dead one day, just give them time.” Neil Gaiman
Death, Time, Inevitability, Perspective, Humor
Neil Gaiman Death, Time, Inevitability, Perspective, Humor“You hurt. It’s okay. I hurt too. Hold my hand.” Neil Gaiman
Empathy, Connection, Support, Comfort, Friendship
Neil Gaiman Empathy, Connection, Support, Comfort, Friendship“Even nothing cannot last forever.” Neil Gaiman
Emptiness, Eternity, Impermanence, Philosophical Concept, Time Perception
Neil Gaiman Emptiness, Eternity, Impermanence, Philosophical Concept, Time Perception“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“That’s the trouble with living things. Don’t last very long. Kittens one day, old cats the next. And then just memories. And the memories fade and blend and smudge together.” Neil Gaiman
Impermanence, Memories, Nostalgia, Life, Change
Neil Gaiman Impermanence, Memories, Nostalgia, Life, Change“I don’t know why people would want to have lunch with writers. I’ve eaten with writers. We have appalling table manners, and rarely say anything other than ‘Pass the salt’ or ‘If you’re not going to eat that, can I have it?’” Neil Gaiman
Writers, Humor, Dining, Social Interactions, Idiosyncrasies
Neil Gaiman Writers, Humor, Dining, Social Interactions, Idiosyncrasies“Death is the second oldest of the Endless. It's hard not to love her. She loves you, after all.” Neil Gaiman
Death, Personification, Love, Acceptance, Mythology
Neil Gaiman Death, Personification, Love, Acceptance, Mythology“Hearts may break, but hearts are the toughest of muscles, able to pump for a lifetime, seventy times a minute, and scarcely falter along the way. Even dreams, the most delicate and intangible of things, can prove remarkably difficult to kill.” Neil Gaiman
Hearts, Strength, Dreams, Resilience, Emotions
Neil Gaiman Hearts, Strength, Dreams, Resilience, Emotions“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“Sometimes I think that ideas float through the atmosphere like huge squishy pumpkins, waiting for heads to drop on.” Neil Gaiman
Ideas, Creativity, Inspiration, Imagination, Humor
Neil Gaiman Ideas, Creativity, Inspiration, Imagination, Humor