I am only alive when I perceive a challenge.
Neil Gaiman
Challenge, Motivation, Growth, Self Discovery, Personal Development
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“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“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Optimism, Productivity, Focus, Satisfaction
Neil Gaiman Writing, Optimism, Productivity, Focus, Satisfaction“The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Education, Children, Literacy, Pleasure
Neil Gaiman Reading, Education, Children, Literacy, Pleasure“Normally, in anything I do, I’m fairly miserable. I do it, and I get grumpy because there is a huge, vast gulf, this aching disparity, between the platonic ideal of the project that was living in my head, and the small, sad, wizened, shaking, squeaking thing that I actually produce.” Neil Gaiman
Artistry, Frustration, Expectations, Creativity, Reality
Neil Gaiman Artistry, Frustration, Expectations, Creativity, Reality“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“Every now and then I'll do little things, a short story or something, that doesn't have any fantastical elements, but mostly I like the power of playing God and I like to imagine things.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Creativity, Imagination, Fantasy, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Writing, Creativity, Imagination, Fantasy, Storytelling“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Vulnerability, Risk, Emotions, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Love, Vulnerability, Risk, Emotions, Relationships“We do not always remember the things that do no credit to us. We justify them, cover them in bright lies or with the thick dust of forgetfulness.” Neil Gaiman
Memory, Denial, Truth, Self-perception, Bright Lies
Neil Gaiman Memory, Denial, Truth, Self-perception, Bright Lies“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“Always worth it to have tried, even if you fail, even if you fall like a meteor forever. Better to have flamed in the darkness, to have inspired others, to have lived, than to have sat in the darkness, cursing the people who borrowed, but did not return, your candle.” Neil Gaiman
Failure, Inspiration, Courage, Legacy, Life
Neil Gaiman Failure, Inspiration, Courage, Legacy, Life“You must never imagine, that just because something is funny, it is not also dangerous.” Neil Gaiman
Humor, Danger, Perception, Irony, Complexity
Neil Gaiman Humor, Danger, Perception, Irony, Complexity“I kept starting 'Anansi Boys' as a movie and stopping, and eventually wrote the novel and was happy.” Neil Gaiman
Writing Process, Adaptation, Persistence, Satisfaction, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Writing Process, Adaptation, Persistence, Satisfaction, Creativity“I'm English, and 'Doctor Who' was this thing that I've been watching since I was three.” Neil Gaiman
Doctor Who, Television, Nostalgia, Storytelling, Culture
Neil Gaiman Doctor Who, Television, Nostalgia, Storytelling, Culture“The truth is, it's not the idea, it's never the idea, it's always what you do with it.” Neil Gaiman
Ideas, Execution, Creativity, Action, Innovation
Neil Gaiman Ideas, Execution, Creativity, Action, Innovation“When you love something you just don’t want to stop talking about it.” Neil Gaiman
Passion, Enthusiasm, Connection, Sharing, Communication
Neil Gaiman Passion, Enthusiasm, Connection, Sharing, Communication“A life that is, like any other, unlike any other.” Neil Gaiman
Individuality, Humanity, Uniqueness, Commonality, Existence
Neil Gaiman Individuality, Humanity, Uniqueness, Commonality, Existence