Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.
Neil Gaiman
Adulthood, Perception, Inner Child, Maturity, Human Nature
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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“Words save our lives, sometimes.” Neil Gaiman
Words, Communication, Expression, Salvation, Importance
Neil Gaiman Words, Communication, Expression, Salvation, Importance“The view changes from where you are standing. Words can wound, and wounds can heal. All of these things are true.” Neil Gaiman
Perspective, Healing, Words, Truth, Understanding
Neil Gaiman Perspective, Healing, Words, Truth, Understanding“I'll agonize over sentences. Mostly because you're trying to create specific effects with sentences, and because there are a number of different voices in the book.” Neil Gaiman
Writing Process, Perfectionism, Craft, Style, Voices
Neil Gaiman Writing Process, Perfectionism, Craft, Style, Voices“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“You don't have to stay anywhere forever.” Neil Gaiman
Change, Freedom, Choices, Impermanence, Personal Growth
Neil Gaiman Change, Freedom, Choices, Impermanence, Personal Growth“Even nothing cannot last forever.” Neil Gaiman
Emptiness, Eternity, Impermanence, Philosophical Concept, Time Perception
Neil Gaiman Emptiness, Eternity, Impermanence, Philosophical Concept, Time Perception“I lay on the bed and lost myself in stories. I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway.” Neil Gaiman
Stories, Books, Escape, Comfort, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Stories, Books, Escape, Comfort, Imagination“Humanity is evil – civilization is the scum that forms on the surface, but beneath, humanity consists of brutes and animals.” Neil Gaiman
Humanity, Civilization, Nature, Morality, Philosophy
Neil Gaiman Humanity, Civilization, Nature, Morality, Philosophy“I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not.” Neil Gaiman
Belief, Truth, Imagination, Perception, Cognitive Flexibility
Neil Gaiman Belief, Truth, Imagination, Perception, Cognitive Flexibility“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“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“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“Honestly, if you’re given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don’t say 'what kind of tea?'” Neil Gaiman
Choices, Humor, Priorities, Absurdity, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Choices, Humor, Priorities, Absurdity, Perspective“I've been inspired by dreams – I've even stolen scenes or images or characters from them.” Neil Gaiman
Inspiration, Dreams, Creativity, Writing, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Inspiration, Dreams, Creativity, Writing, Imagination“Until that moment she had never thought she could do it. Never thought she would be brave enough or scared enough, or desperate enough to dare.” Neil Gaiman
Bravery, Courage, Determination, Self-discovery, Potential
Neil Gaiman Bravery, Courage, Determination, Self-discovery, Potential“So the day became one of waiting, which was, he knew, a sin: moments were to be experienced; waiting was a sin against both the time that was still to come and the moments one was currently disregarding.” Neil Gaiman
Waiting, Time, Experience, Moments, Regret
Neil Gaiman Waiting, Time, Experience, Moments, Regret“I was not happy as a child, although from time to time I was content. I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.” Neil Gaiman
Childhood, Happiness, Books, Escape, Contentment
Neil Gaiman Childhood, Happiness, Books, Escape, Contentment