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It's not the fish you catch, it's the peace of mind you take home at the end of the day.

Peace, Contentment, Perspective, Achievement, Simplicity

It's not the fish you catch it's the peace of

It's not the fish you catch it's the peace of

It's not the fish you catch it's the peace of

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Science Fiction | Listening | Career Advice | Being | Acceptance | Survival | Evil | People | Relevance | Moments | Surprises | Global Perspective | Truth-telling | Past | Myths | Town | Feminism | Novel | Mood | Inner Worlds | More

More Neil Gaiman Quotes

“Words can be worrisome, people complex, motives and manners unclear; grant her the wisdom to choose her path right, free from unkindness and fear.”

Words, Complexity, Wisdom, Choices, Morality

“You're brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary.”

Bravery, Friendship, Imagination, Support, Acceptance

“I don't think I'm mainstream. I think what I am is lots and lots of different cults. And when you get lots and lots of small groups who like you a lot, they add up to a big group without ever actually becoming mainstream.”

Fame, Cult Following, Popularity, Niche Audiences, Mainstream

“People kill what they fear. They burned, and drowned, and hanged those they saw as witches, the devil's servants: the wise women and the cunning men, the unfortunate, the lost and the strange.”

Fear, Persecution, History, Prejudice, Misunderstanding

“I would feel infinitely more comfortable in your presence if you would agree to treat gravity as a law, rather than one of a number of suggested options.”

Gravity, Laws, Science, Comfort, Reality

“Write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”

Creativity, Individuality, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Potential

“Books were safer than other people anyway.”

Books, Safety, Escape, Solitude, Comfort

“All around me darkness gathers, Fading is the sun that shone, We must speak of other matters, You can be me when I’m gone. Flowers gathered in the morning, Afternoon they blossom on, Still are withered in the evening, You can be me when I’m gone.”

Darkness, Memories, Loss, Flowers, Transition

“Beware of Doors.”

Caution, Opportunity, Metaphor, Choices, Mystery

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

Trust, Dreams, Heart, Storytelling, Intuition

“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.”

Knowledge, Representation, Reality, Philosophy, Paradox

“It's not what I'd want for at my funeral. When I die, I just want them to plant me somewhere warm. And then when the pretty women walk over my grave I would grab their ankles, like in that movie.”

Death, Humor, Afterlife, Fantasy, Mischief

“Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets.”

Cats, Humor, Deception, Trust, Wisdom

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, you're doing something.”

Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Action, Advice

“I started blogging a decade ago because I like blogging. Writing's a kind of lonely thing to do, and I liked the idea of demystifying the process because I loved it as a kid and teenager and as somebody who wanted desperately to write.”

Writing, Blogging, Process, Passion, Communication

“If I were only allowed to read or enjoy art or listen to music made by people whose opinions and beliefs were the same as mine, I think the world would be a pretty dismal sort of a place.”

Diversity, Art, Perspectives, Culture, Creativity

“The price of getting what you want, is getting what once you wanted.”

Desire, Satisfaction, Change, Perspective, Irony

“You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.”

Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment

“I think hell is something you carry around with you, not somewhere you go.”

Hell, Internal Struggle, Perspective, Suffering, Personal Responsibility

“I'm never, I hope, stupid enough to believe that Twitter or blogging or any of this stuff is a substitute for actually doing the work or writing a book.”

Writing, Social Media, Work Ethic, Creativity, Discipline