Gods die. And when they truly die they are unmourned and unremembered. Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end.
Neil Gaiman
Gods, Mortality, Ideas, Existence, Remembrance
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Struggle | Philosophy | Cognitive Flexibility | Processed Food | Collective Power | Sentiment | Recognition | Choice | Timelessness | Social Commentary | Departure | Consequence | Exploration | Waiting | Science Fiction | Vulnerability | Equality | Relationships | Relationship | Secrecy | More
More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“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“I don't think there is such a thing as a bad book for children.” Neil Gaiman
Children, Books, Reading, Imagination, Quality
Neil Gaiman Children, Books, Reading, Imagination, Quality“If you do not value libraries then you do not value information or culture or wisdom. You are silencing the voices of the past and you are damaging the future.” Neil Gaiman
Libraries, Knowledge, Culture, Wisdom, Education
Neil Gaiman Libraries, Knowledge, Culture, Wisdom, Education“I have always felt that violence was the last refuge of the incompetent, and empty threats the last sanctuary of the terminally inept.” Neil Gaiman
Violence, Incompetence, Criticism, Human Nature, Empty Threats
Neil Gaiman Violence, Incompetence, Criticism, Human Nature, Empty Threats“The moment that you feel that just possibly you are walking down the street naked... that's the moment you may be starting to get it right.” Neil Gaiman
Vulnerability, Creativity, Self Awareness, Artistic Process, Breakthrough
Neil Gaiman Vulnerability, Creativity, Self Awareness, Artistic Process, Breakthrough“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“Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Resilience, Transformation, Failure, Success
Neil Gaiman Life, Resilience, Transformation, Failure, Success“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“I must confess, I have always wondered what lay beyond life, my dear. Yeah, everybody wonders. And sooner or later everybody gets to find out.” Neil Gaiman
Wonder, Life, Beyond, Existential Questions, Universal Truths
Neil Gaiman Wonder, Life, Beyond, Existential Questions, Universal Truths“I believe that mankind’s destiny lies in the stars.” Neil Gaiman
Destiny, Stars, Exploration, Humanity, Cosmic Journey
Neil Gaiman Destiny, Stars, Exploration, Humanity, Cosmic Journey“If Hell is other people, thought Shadow, then Purgatory is airports.” Neil Gaiman
Hell, People, Purgatory, Airports, Metaphor
Neil Gaiman Hell, People, Purgatory, Airports, Metaphor“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“If you, as a parent, raise your children well, they won't need you anymore. If you did it properly, they go away.” Neil Gaiman
Parenting, Independence, Success, Growth, Letting Go
Neil Gaiman Parenting, Independence, Success, Growth, Letting Go“You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.” Neil Gaiman
Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment
Neil Gaiman Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment“Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.” Neil Gaiman
Stories, Truth, Lies, Creativity, Narrative
Neil Gaiman Stories, Truth, Lies, Creativity, Narrative“What a refreshing mind you have, young man. There really is nothing quite like total ignorance, is there?” Neil Gaiman
Ignorance, Perception, Wisdom, Youth, Commentary
Neil Gaiman Ignorance, Perception, Wisdom, Youth, Commentary“You attend the funeral, you bid the dead farewell. You grieve. Then you continue with your life. And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest, and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on. She is dead. You are alive. So live.” Neil Gaiman
Grief, Loss, Life, Moving On, Mourning
Neil Gaiman Grief, Loss, Life, Moving On, Mourning