I like horror, but I tend to like it as seasoning. I’d get very bored if I was told I had to write a horror novel. I’d love to write a novel with horror elements, but too much, and it doesn’t taste of anything else.
Neil Gaiman
Horror, Writing, Creativity, Balance, Flavor
Neil Gaiman’s Quotes On Topics
Hearts | Tenderness | Mischief | Need | Mystery | Personification | Detail | Difficulty | Universe | Foreshadowing | Discrimination | Affection | Books | Importance | Cultural References | Being | Cosmic Journey | Connection | Lies | Rain | More
More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“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“Some hats can only be worn if you’re willing to be jaunty, to set them at an angle and to walk beneath them with a spring in your stride as if you’re only a step away from dancing. They demand a lot of you.” Neil Gaiman
Confidence, Self-expression, Attitude, Individuality, Playfulness
Neil Gaiman Confidence, Self-expression, Attitude, Individuality, Playfulness“Books are the way that the dead communicate with us. The way that we learn lessons from those who are no longer with us, the way that humanity has built on itself, progressed, made knowledge incremental rather than something that has to be relearned, over and over.” Neil Gaiman
Books, Knowledge, Communication, History Lessons, Human Connection
Neil Gaiman Books, Knowledge, Communication, History Lessons, Human Connection“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“The process of writing can be magical – there are times when you step out of an upper-floor window and you just walk across thin air, and it’s absolute and utter happiness. Mostly, it’s a process of putting one word after another.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Creativity, Magic, Happiness, Process
Neil Gaiman Writing, Creativity, Magic, Happiness, Process“Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes and forgotten.” Neil Gaiman
Truth, Storytelling, Imagination, Reality, Legacy
Neil Gaiman Truth, Storytelling, Imagination, Reality, Legacy“If he didn’t care about you, you couldn’t upset him.” Neil Gaiman
Care, Relationships, Emotions, Connection, Concern
Neil Gaiman Care, Relationships, Emotions, Connection, Concern“You’re alive. That means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make anything, dream anything.” Neil Gaiman
Potential, Life, Creativity, Possibilities, Empowerment
Neil Gaiman Potential, Life, Creativity, Possibilities, Empowerment“I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Relationships, Books, Love, Positivity
Neil Gaiman Reading, Relationships, Books, Love, Positivity“I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect.” Neil Gaiman
Short Story, Writing, Storytelling, Underrated, Literary Form
Neil Gaiman Short Story, Writing, Storytelling, Underrated, Literary Form“Tools, of course, can be the subtlest of traps.” Neil Gaiman
Tools, Complexity, Metaphor, Technology, Risk
Neil Gaiman Tools, Complexity, Metaphor, Technology, Risk“The squirrel has not yet found the acorn that will grow to the oak that will be cut to form the cradle of the babe that will grow to slay me.” Neil Gaiman
Fate, Interconnectedness, Prophecy, Metaphor, Complexity
Neil Gaiman Fate, Interconnectedness, Prophecy, Metaphor, Complexity“For me, closing libraries is the equivalent of eating your seed corn to save a little money.” Neil Gaiman
Libraries, Importance, Knowledge, Community, Preservation
Neil Gaiman Libraries, Importance, Knowledge, Community, Preservation“In order for stories to work – for kids and for adults – they should scare. And you should triumph. There’s no point in triumphing over evil if the evil isn’t scary.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Triumph, Fear, Childhood, Moral
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Triumph, Fear, Childhood, Moral“It is a fool’s prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak.” Neil Gaiman
Truth, Foolishness, Expression, Honesty, Courage
Neil Gaiman Truth, Foolishness, Expression, Honesty, Courage“Sexton: I think the whole world’s gone mad. Death: Uh-uh. It’s always like this. You probably just don’t get out enough.” Neil Gaiman
Madness, Reality, Life, Death, Dialogue
Neil Gaiman Madness, Reality, Life, Death, Dialogue“The future came and went in the mildly discouraging way that futures do.” Neil Gaiman
Future, Disappointment, Time, Reality, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Future, Disappointment, Time, Reality, Perspective