If Hell is other people, thought Shadow, then Purgatory is airports.
Neil Gaiman
Hell, People, Purgatory, Airports, Metaphor
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“When you're starting off as a young writer, you look at all the stuff that's gone before and the stuff that's influenced you, and you reach the ladle of your imagination into this bubbling stew pot of all of this stuff, and you pour it out. And that's where you start from.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Inspiration, Creativity, Beginnings, Influence
Neil Gaiman Writing, Inspiration, Creativity, Beginnings, Influence“Everybody going to be dead one day, just give them time.” Neil Gaiman
Death, Time, Inevitability, Perspective, Humor
Neil Gaiman Death, Time, Inevitability, Perspective, Humor“For the record, I don't expect you to believe any of this. Not really. I'm a liar by trade, after all; albeit, I like to think, an honest liar.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Honesty, Fiction, Truth, Paradox
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Honesty, Fiction, Truth, Paradox“There’s never been a true war that wasn’t fought between two sets of people who were certain they were in the right. The really dangerous people believe they are doing whatever they are doing solely and only because it is without question the right thing to do. And that is what makes them dangerous.” Neil Gaiman
War, Morality, Conflict, Belief, Danger
Neil Gaiman War, Morality, Conflict, Belief, Danger“Writers are liars my dear, surely you know that by now?” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Honesty, Creativity, Deception, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Writing, Honesty, Creativity, Deception, Storytelling“Write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.” Neil Gaiman
Creativity, Individuality, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Potential
Neil Gaiman Creativity, Individuality, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Potential“Real life doesn’t have to be convincing, but fiction does.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Reality, Storytelling, Authenticity, Narrative
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Reality, Storytelling, Authenticity, Narrative“I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see us reading, then we learn, we exercise our imaginations. We show others that reading is a good thing.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Obligation, Pleasure, Community, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Reading, Obligation, Pleasure, Community, Imagination“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“The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that.” Neil Gaiman
Freedom, Speech, Rights, Politics, Global Perspective
Neil Gaiman Freedom, Speech, Rights, Politics, Global Perspective“You mourn, for it is proper to mourn. But your grief serves you; you do not become a slave to grief. You bid the dead farewell, and you continue.” Neil Gaiman
Grief, Acceptance, Healing, Loss, Moving On
Neil Gaiman Grief, Acceptance, Healing, Loss, Moving On“There is a proverbial saying chiefly concerned with warning against too closely calculating the numerical value of un-hatched chicks.” Neil Gaiman
Proverb, Caution, Uncertainty, Expectation, Metaphor
Neil Gaiman Proverb, Caution, Uncertainty, Expectation, Metaphor“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“Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I’m not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Honesty, Storytelling, Individuality, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Writing, Honesty, Storytelling, Individuality, Creativity“Potentially evil. Potentially good, too, I suppose. Just this huge powerful potentiality waiting to be shaped.” Neil Gaiman
Potential, Good, Evil, Power, Choices
Neil Gaiman Potential, Good, Evil, Power, Choices“The only people I ever get irritated with are the ones who announce, using my Twitter handle, that they are no longer following me and why.” Neil Gaiman
Social Media, Annoyance, Communication, Etiquette, Humor
Neil Gaiman Social Media, Annoyance, Communication, Etiquette, Humor“I have a really high tolerance level for twits. I really do.” Neil Gaiman
Patience, Humor, Tolerance, Observation, Social Commentary
Neil Gaiman Patience, Humor, Tolerance, Observation, Social Commentary