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I'm going to go home. Everything is going to be normal again. Boring again. Wonderful again.

Normality, Home, Routine, Comfortzone, Familiarity

I'm going to go home Everything is going to be

I'm going to go home Everything is going to be

I'm going to go home Everything is going to be

Neil Gaiman’s Quotes On Topics

Politics | Solitude | Control | Friendship | Choice | Connection | Life | Social Interaction | Research | Mood | Determination | Intention | Work Ethic | Transformation | Truth | Independence | Mystery | Practice | Awareness | Tension | More

More Neil Gaiman Quotes

“Some things are too big to be seen; some emotions are too huge to be felt.”

Emotions, Magnitude, Perception, Feelings, Complexity

“I believe that anyone who claims to know what's going on will lie about the little things too.”

Truth, Honesty, Skepticism, Knowledge, Human Nature

“I went away in my head, into a book. That was where I went whenever real life was too hard or too inflexible.”

Escapism, Reading, Coping Mechanism, Imagination, Reality

“The biggest difference between England and America is that England has history, while America has geography.”

Culture, History, Geography, Comparison, Identity

“Even if your goose habitually lays golden eggs, it will still be cooked.”

Success, Impermanence, Perspective, Caution, Paradox

“I believe that stories are incredibly important, possibly in ways we don’t understand, in allowing us to make sense of our lives, in allowing us to escape our lives, in giving us empathy and in creating the world that we live in.”

Stories, Importance, Empathy, Understanding, Escape

“First rule of magic: Don’t let anyone know your real name. Names have power.”

Magic, Names, Power, Secrecy, Identity

“I don't know if any single book made me want to write. C.S. Lewis was the first writer to make me aware that somebody was writing the book I was reading - these wonderful parenthetical asides to the reader.”

Writing Inspiration, Reading, CS Lewis, Awareness, Literary Style

“Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story.”

Trust, Dreams, Heart, Storytelling, Intuition

“Behind the curtain’s mystic fold The glowing future lies unrolled.”

Mystery, Future, Hope, Potential, Imagination

“Where magic is concerned, there is always an initial decision, an initial willingness to let it enter your life. If that is not there neither is magic.”

Magic, Choice, Acceptance, Openness, Experience

“I was always so relieved that anyone wants to publish anything I've written.”

Relief, Gratitude, Publishing, Creativity, Appreciation

“The view changes from where you are standing. Words can wound, and wounds can heal. All of these things are true.”

Perspective, Healing, Words, Truth, Understanding

“The world seemed to shimmer a little at the edges.”

Perception, Reality, Magic, Observation, Wonder

“American Gods is about 200,000 words long, and I’m sure there are words that are simply in there ’cause I like them. I know I couldn’t justify each and every one of them.”

Writing, Creativity, Wordcount, Storytelling, Expression

“It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt. If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall?”

Climbing, Risk, Failure, Effort, Attempts

“That’s sexism, that is. Going around giving people girly presents just because they’re a girl.”

Sexism, Stereotypes, Gifts, Gender Roles, Equality

“I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.”

Cats, Chaos, Humor, Leadership, Absurdity

“The house smelled musty and damp, and a little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.”

Atmosphere, Description, Nostalgia, Haunting, Sensory Experience

“I have a really high tolerance level for twits. I really do.”

Patience, Humor, Tolerance, Observation, Social Commentary