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
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“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
Neil Gaiman Adulthood, Perception, Inner Child, Maturity, Human Nature“Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn’t.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Fiction, Reality, Perception, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Life, Fiction, Reality, Perception, Storytelling“You can't run away from home without destroying somebody's world.” Neil Gaiman
Home, Consequences, Relationships, Impact, Departure
Neil Gaiman Home, Consequences, Relationships, Impact, Departure“You can’t trust other people. If it’s important, you have to do it yourself.” Neil Gaiman
Trust, Independence, Self-reliance, Responsibility, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Trust, Independence, Self-reliance, Responsibility, Skepticism“You know what killed off the dinosaurs, Whateley? We did. In one barbecue.” Neil Gaiman
Humor, Responsibility, Irony, History, Causality
Neil Gaiman Humor, Responsibility, Irony, History, Causality“Nothing's changed. You'll go home. You'll be bored. You'll be ignored. No one will listen to you, really listen to you. You're too clever and too quiet for them to understand. They don't even get your name right.” Neil Gaiman
Alienation, Misunderstanding, Intelligence, Loneliness, Identity
Neil Gaiman Alienation, Misunderstanding, Intelligence, Loneliness, Identity“There was nowhere they could have gone and they went there anyway.” Neil Gaiman
Adventure, Determination, Impossibility, Courage, Exploration
Neil Gaiman Adventure, Determination, Impossibility, Courage, Exploration“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“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“Truly, life is wasted on the living, Nobody Owens. For one of us is too foolish to live, and it is not I.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Death, Wisdom, Perspective, Irony
Neil Gaiman Life, Death, Wisdom, Perspective, Irony“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“Something told him that something was coming to an end. Not the world, exactly. Just the summer. There would be other summers, but there would never be one like this. Ever again.” Neil Gaiman
Change, Nostalgia, Seasons, Endings, Memories
Neil Gaiman Change, Nostalgia, Seasons, Endings, Memories“I believe that anyone who says that sex is overrated just hasn't done it properly.” Neil Gaiman
Sex, Pleasure, Experience, Opinion, Humor
Neil Gaiman Sex, Pleasure, Experience, Opinion, Humor“I have heard the languages of apocalypse, and now I shall embrace the silence.” Neil Gaiman
Apocalypse, Silence, Acceptance, Change, Finality
Neil Gaiman Apocalypse, Silence, Acceptance, Change, Finality“When you say words a lot they don’t mean anything. Or maybe they don’t mean anything anyway, and we just think they do.” Neil Gaiman
Language, Meaning, Perception, Communication, Philosophy
Neil Gaiman Language, Meaning, Perception, Communication, Philosophy“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“If you don’t stand up for the stuff you don’t like, when they come for the stuff you do like, you’ve already lost.” Neil Gaiman
Activism, Courage, Principles, Defense, Integrity
Neil Gaiman Activism, Courage, Principles, Defense, Integrity“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