If you are protected from dark things then you have no protection of, knowledge of, or understanding of dark things when they show up.
Neil Gaiman
Darkness, Protection, Knowledge, Awareness, Understanding
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“You shouldn’t trust the storyteller; only trust the story.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism“I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed. People carry worlds within them.” Neil Gaiman
Identity, Complexity, Perception, Human Nature, Inner Worlds
Neil Gaiman Identity, Complexity, Perception, Human Nature, Inner Worlds“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“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“I was one of those kids who had books on them. Before weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, funerals and anything else where you're actually meant to not be reading, my family would frisk me and take the book away. If they didn't find it by this point in the procedure, I would be sitting over in that corner completely unnoticed just reading my book.” Neil Gaiman
Books, Childhood, Reading, Family, Nostalgia
Neil Gaiman Books, Childhood, Reading, Family, Nostalgia“Tools, of course, can be the subtlest of traps.” Neil Gaiman
Tools, Complexity, Metaphor, Technology, Risk
Neil Gaiman Tools, Complexity, Metaphor, Technology, Risk“It's not a bad thing for a writer not to feel at home. Writers - we're much more comfortable at parties standing in the corner watching everybody else having a good time than we are mingling.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Social Dynamics, Observation, Personality, Introversion
Neil Gaiman Writing, Social Dynamics, Observation, Personality, Introversion“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“How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you, as you grow.” Neil Gaiman
Happiness, Introspection, Longing, Discovery, Growth
Neil Gaiman Happiness, Introspection, Longing, Discovery, Growth“I love CGI if it's invisible. I don't like it when it's there and obvious.” Neil Gaiman
Film, Special Effects, Authenticity, Visual Arts, Technology
Neil Gaiman Film, Special Effects, Authenticity, Visual Arts, Technology“I don't think there is such a thing as a bad book for children.” Neil Gaiman
Children, Books, Reading, Imagination, Quality
Neil Gaiman Children, Books, Reading, Imagination, Quality“You hurt. It’s okay. I hurt too. Hold my hand.” Neil Gaiman
Empathy, Connection, Support, Comfort, Friendship
Neil Gaiman Empathy, Connection, Support, Comfort, Friendship“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“If you want to call it that. But it is a very specific sort of magic. There's a magic you take from death. Something leaves the world, something else comes into it.” Neil Gaiman
Magic, Death, Transformation, Balance, Cycles
Neil Gaiman Magic, Death, Transformation, Balance, Cycles“You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it.” Neil Gaiman
Ideas, Creativity, Writing, Observation, Inspiration
Neil Gaiman Ideas, Creativity, Writing, Observation, Inspiration“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“It’s still National Library Week. You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea. Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding.” Neil Gaiman
Libraries, Appreciation, Kindness, Community, Support
Neil Gaiman Libraries, Appreciation, Kindness, Community, Support“Death is the second oldest of the Endless. It's hard not to love her. She loves you, after all.” Neil Gaiman
Death, Personification, Love, Acceptance, Mythology
Neil Gaiman Death, Personification, Love, Acceptance, Mythology