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
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“I mean, maybe I am crazy. I mean, maybe. But if this is all there is, then I don’t want to be sane.” Neil Gaiman
Madness, Sanity, Existence, Introspection, Philosophy
Neil Gaiman Madness, Sanity, Existence, Introspection, Philosophy“Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals.” Neil Gaiman
Empathy, Connection, Society, Understanding, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Empathy, Connection, Society, Understanding, Relationships“Entropy and optimism: the twin forces that make the world go around.” Neil Gaiman
Entropy, Optimism, Balance, Philosophy, Duality
Neil Gaiman Entropy, Optimism, Balance, Philosophy, Duality“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“The more accurate the map, the more it resembles the territory. The most accurate map possible would be the territory, and thus would be perfectly accurate and perfectly useless.” Neil Gaiman
Knowledge, Representation, Reality, Philosophy, Paradox
Neil Gaiman Knowledge, Representation, Reality, Philosophy, Paradox“My guiltiest pleasure is Harry Stephen Keeler. He may have been the greatest bad writer America has ever produced. Or perhaps the worst great writer. I do not know. There are few faults you can accuse him of that he is not guilty of. But I love him.” Neil Gaiman
Literature, Writing, Humor, Guilty Pleasure, Critique
Neil Gaiman Literature, Writing, Humor, Guilty Pleasure, Critique“Small children believe themselves to be gods, or some of them do, and they can only be satisfied when the rest of the world goes along with their way of seeing things.” Neil Gaiman
Childhood, Belief, Perspective, Imagination, Satisfaction
Neil Gaiman Childhood, Belief, Perspective, Imagination, Satisfaction“Be wise, because the world needs more wisdom. And if you cannot be wise, pretend to be someone who is wise, and then just behave like they would.” Neil Gaiman
Wisdom, Behavior, Authenticity, Learning, Influence
Neil Gaiman Wisdom, Behavior, Authenticity, Learning, Influence“The house smelled musty and damp, and a little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.” Neil Gaiman
Atmosphere, Description, Nostalgia, Haunting, Sensory Experience
Neil Gaiman Atmosphere, Description, Nostalgia, Haunting, Sensory Experience“My theory on genre is that while there are people out there who believe that genre tells people what to read, actually I believe that genre exists as a marketing tool to tell you what to avoid.” Neil Gaiman
Genre, Marketing, Literature, Reading, Perception
Neil Gaiman Genre, Marketing, Literature, Reading, Perception“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness.” Neil Gaiman
Wishes, Magic, Dreams, Positivity, Hope
Neil Gaiman Wishes, Magic, Dreams, Positivity, Hope“You shouldn’t trust the storyteller; only trust the story.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism“Science is a way of talking about the universe in words that bind it to a common reality. Magic is a method of talking to the universe in words that it cannot ignore. The two are rarely compatible.” Neil Gaiman
Science, Magic, Reality, Universe, Philosophy
Neil Gaiman Science, Magic, Reality, Universe, Philosophy“The only advice I can give you is what you’re telling yourself. Only, maybe you’re too scared to listen.” Neil Gaiman
Advice, Self-reflection, Honesty, Fear, Awareness
Neil Gaiman Advice, Self-reflection, Honesty, Fear, Awareness“'Doctor Who' was the first mythology that I learned, before ever I ran into Greek or Roman or Egyptian mythologies.” Neil Gaiman
Television, Mythology, Influence, Culture, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Television, Mythology, Influence, Culture, Storytelling“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“That’s sexism, that is. Going around giving people girly presents just because they’re a girl.” Neil Gaiman
Sexism, Stereotypes, Gifts, Gender Roles, Equality
Neil Gaiman Sexism, Stereotypes, Gifts, Gender Roles, Equality“Do not take revenge in the heat of the moment. Instead, wait until the hour is propitious.” Neil Gaiman
Revenge, Patience, Timing, Advice, Strategy
Neil Gaiman Revenge, Patience, Timing, Advice, Strategy“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