It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people.
Neil Gaiman
Humanity, History, Morality, Human Nature, Perspective
Neil Gaiman’s Quotes On Topics
Exaggeration | Arguments | Inner Child | Pain | Anonymity | Personal Expression | Networking | Satisfaction | Fantasy | Cultural Narratives | Self-awareness | Beyond | Cold | Self Determination | Philosophical Concept | Desire | Entropy | Enthusiasm | Competition | Timelessness | More
More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“For love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Desire, Cruelty, Reality, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Love, Desire, Cruelty, Reality, Relationships“What a refreshing mind you have, young man. There really is nothing quite like total ignorance, is there?” Neil Gaiman
Ignorance, Perception, Wisdom, Youth, Commentary
Neil Gaiman Ignorance, Perception, Wisdom, Youth, Commentary“I very rarely want to go back and fix things, because I’m much more interested in the next thing, and in taking what I learned from the things that don’t work, and applying them to new things that may work.” Neil Gaiman
Growth, Progress, Learning, Future, Innovation
Neil Gaiman Growth, Progress, Learning, Future, Innovation“Growing up, I took so many cues from books. They taught me most of what I knew about what people did, about how to behave. They were my teachers and my advisers.” Neil Gaiman
Growing Up, Books, Learning, Behavior, Life Lessons
Neil Gaiman Growing Up, Books, Learning, Behavior, Life Lessons“I'm one of those writers who tends to be really good at making outlines and sticking to them. I'm very good at doing that, but I don't like it. It sort of takes a lot of the fun out.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Outlining, Creativity, Structure, Spontaneity
Neil Gaiman Writing, Outlining, Creativity, Structure, Spontaneity“A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up.” Neil Gaiman
Freedom, Speech, Comics, Politics, Censorship
Neil Gaiman Freedom, Speech, Comics, Politics, Censorship“In order for stories to work – for kids and for adults – they should scare. And you should triumph. There’s no point in triumphing over evil if the evil isn’t scary.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Triumph, Fear, Childhood, Moral
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Triumph, Fear, Childhood, Moral“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“My stuff gets published in some countries as fiction and in some countries as fantasy. It's just where they think it will do best in the bookshops.” Neil Gaiman
Genre, Publishing, Marketing, Perception, Writing
Neil Gaiman Genre, Publishing, Marketing, Perception, Writing“I once read that you die because you see the Angel of Death, and you fall in love. And you fall in love so hard your soul is sucked out through your eyes, and that’s the moment of death. It’s a lovely, strange old Jewish legend.” Neil Gaiman
Death, Love, Legend, Spirituality, Mortality
Neil Gaiman Death, Love, Legend, Spirituality, Mortality“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.” Neil Gaiman
Writing Inspiration, Reading, CS Lewis, Awareness, Literary Style
Neil Gaiman Writing Inspiration, Reading, CS Lewis, Awareness, Literary Style“If he didn’t care about you, you couldn’t upset him.” Neil Gaiman
Care, Relationships, Emotions, Connection, Concern
Neil Gaiman Care, Relationships, Emotions, Connection, Concern“London grew into something huge and contradictory. It was a good place, and a fine city, but there is a price to be paid for all good places, and a price that all good places have to pay.” Neil Gaiman
Cities, Growth, Contradictions, Consequences, London
Neil Gaiman Cities, Growth, Contradictions, Consequences, London“We are small but we are many We are many we are small We were here before you rose We will be here when you fall.” Neil Gaiman
Unity, Collective Power, Resilience, Community, Survival
Neil Gaiman Unity, Collective Power, Resilience, Community, Survival“It's not hard to own something. Or everything. You just have to know that it's yours, and then be willing to let it go.” Neil Gaiman
Ownership, Possession, Letting Go, Attachment, Mindset
Neil Gaiman Ownership, Possession, Letting Go, Attachment, Mindset“You have to finish things – that’s what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.” Neil Gaiman
Completion, Learning, Persistence, Growth, Discipline
Neil Gaiman Completion, Learning, Persistence, Growth, Discipline“Truly, life is wasted on the living, Nobody Owens. For one of us is too foolish to live, and it is not I.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Death, Wisdom, Perspective, Irony
Neil Gaiman Life, Death, Wisdom, Perspective, Irony“Only the phoenix rises and does not descend. And everything changes. And nothing is truly lost.” Neil Gaiman
Transformation, Resilience, Change, Hope, Continuity
Neil Gaiman Transformation, Resilience, Change, Hope, Continuity