In my dream, it was the tongue of what is, and anything spoken in it becomes real, because nothing said in that language can be a lie. It is the most basic building brick of everything.
Neil Gaiman
Language, Truth, Reality, Dreams, Creation
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“Have you ever got everything you ever wanted? And then realized it wasn’t what you wanted at all?” Neil Gaiman
Desire, Realization, Introspection, Fulfillment, Disappointment
Neil Gaiman Desire, Realization, Introspection, Fulfillment, Disappointment“The tongue is the most remarkable. For we use it both to taste out sweet wine and bitter poison, thus also do we utter words both sweet and sour with the same tongue.” Neil Gaiman
Language, Duality, Expression, Communication, Taste
Neil Gaiman Language, Duality, Expression, Communication, Taste“I'm English, and 'Doctor Who' was this thing that I've been watching since I was three.” Neil Gaiman
Doctor Who, Television, Nostalgia, Storytelling, Culture
Neil Gaiman Doctor Who, Television, Nostalgia, Storytelling, Culture“I like airplanes. I like anywhere that isn’t a proper place. I like in betweens.” Neil Gaiman
Airplanes, Travel, Adventure, Exploration, Liminality
Neil Gaiman Airplanes, Travel, Adventure, Exploration, Liminality“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Optimism, Productivity, Focus, Satisfaction
Neil Gaiman Writing, Optimism, Productivity, Focus, Satisfaction“You shouldn’t trust the storyteller; only trust the story.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism“Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Empathy, Storytelling, Personal Perspective, Truth-telling
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Empathy, Storytelling, Personal Perspective, Truth-telling“The real problem with stories – if you keep them going long enough, they always end in death.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Mortality, Endings, Narrative, Life
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Mortality, Endings, Narrative, Life“It won’t hurt, said her other father. Coraline knew that when grown-ups told you something wouldn’t hurt it almost always did. She shook her head.” Neil Gaiman
Trust, Childhood, Caution, Perception, Reality
Neil Gaiman Trust, Childhood, Caution, Perception, Reality“You know what killed off the dinosaurs, Whateley? We did. In one barbecue.” Neil Gaiman
Humor, Responsibility, Irony, History, Causality
Neil Gaiman Humor, Responsibility, Irony, History, Causality“All fire burns, little baby. You’ll learn.” Neil Gaiman
Fire, Learning, Experience, Growth, Caution
Neil Gaiman Fire, Learning, Experience, Growth, Caution“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” Neil Gaiman
Fairytales, Courage, Overcoming, Myth, Truth
Neil Gaiman Fairytales, Courage, Overcoming, Myth, Truth“All your questions can be answered, if that is what you want. But once you learn your answers, you can never unlearn them.” Neil Gaiman
Knowledge, Answers, Curiosity, Consequences, Understanding
Neil Gaiman Knowledge, Answers, Curiosity, Consequences, Understanding“You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.” Neil Gaiman
Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment
Neil Gaiman Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment“I started out writing much more science fictiony stuff and writing about science fiction.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Science Fiction, Career, Beginnings, Genre
Neil Gaiman Writing, Science Fiction, Career, Beginnings, Genre“Behind the curtain’s mystic fold The glowing future lies unrolled.” Neil Gaiman
Mystery, Future, Hope, Potential, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Mystery, Future, Hope, Potential, Imagination“I sat in the dark and thought: There’s no big apocalypse. Just an endless procession of little ones.” Neil Gaiman
Philosophy, Reflection, Life, Perspective, Reality
Neil Gaiman Philosophy, Reflection, Life, Perspective, Reality“Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.” Neil Gaiman
Mistakes, Creativity, Risk Taking, Individuality, Impact
Neil Gaiman Mistakes, Creativity, Risk Taking, Individuality, Impact