Life - and I don't suppose I'm the first to make this comparison - is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.
Neil Gaiman
Life, Cynicism, Humor, Mortality, Perspective
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“I lost some time once. It’s always in the last place you look for it.” Neil Gaiman
Time, Reflection, Realization, Humor, Awareness
Neil Gaiman Time, Reflection, Realization, Humor, Awareness“The short story is still like the novel's wayward younger brother, we know that it's not respectable - but I think that can also add to the glory of it.” Neil Gaiman
Shortstory, Novel, Respect, Literaryvalue, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Shortstory, Novel, Respect, Literaryvalue, Creativity“The view changes from where you are standing. Words can wound, and wounds can heal. All of these things are true.” Neil Gaiman
Perspective, Healing, Words, Truth, Understanding
Neil Gaiman Perspective, Healing, Words, Truth, Understanding“I think hell is something you carry around with you, not somewhere you go.” Neil Gaiman
Hell, Internal Struggle, Perspective, Suffering, Personal Responsibility
Neil Gaiman Hell, Internal Struggle, Perspective, Suffering, Personal Responsibility“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“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“The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Education, Children, Literacy, Pleasure
Neil Gaiman Reading, Education, Children, Literacy, Pleasure“I came to the conclusion that in comedy, everybody gets what they need, whereas in horror, everybody gets what they deserve. I decided that at the end of the day, I was going to give everybody what they needed.” Neil Gaiman
Comedy, Horror, Needs, Storytelling, Themes
Neil Gaiman Comedy, Horror, Needs, Storytelling, Themes“A world in which there are monsters, and ghosts, and things that want to steal your heart is a world in which there are angels, and dreams and a world in which there is hope.” Neil Gaiman
Monsters, Angels, Hope, Dreams, Fantasy
Neil Gaiman Monsters, Angels, Hope, Dreams, Fantasy“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.” Neil Gaiman
Magic, Choice, Acceptance, Openness, Experience
Neil Gaiman Magic, Choice, Acceptance, Openness, Experience“First rule of magic: Don’t let anyone know your real name. Names have power.” Neil Gaiman
Magic, Names, Power, Secrecy, Identity
Neil Gaiman Magic, Names, Power, Secrecy, Identity“How can you walk away from something and still come back to it?” Neil Gaiman
Choices, Paradox, Relationships, Reflection, Humanity
Neil Gaiman Choices, Paradox, Relationships, Reflection, Humanity“When you love something you just don’t want to stop talking about it.” Neil Gaiman
Passion, Enthusiasm, Connection, Sharing, Communication
Neil Gaiman Passion, Enthusiasm, Connection, Sharing, Communication“You must never imagine, that just because something is funny, it is not also dangerous.” Neil Gaiman
Humor, Danger, Perception, Irony, Complexity
Neil Gaiman Humor, Danger, Perception, Irony, Complexity“So I went out and bought myself a copy of the Writer and Artist Yearbook, bought lots of magazines and got on the phone and talked to editors about ideas for stories. Pretty soon I found myself hired to do interviews and articles and went off and did them.” Neil Gaiman
Career, Writing, Opportunity, Networking, Success
Neil Gaiman Career, Writing, Opportunity, Networking, Success“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“I am grim of mind and wrathful of spirit and I have no desire to be nice to anyone.” Neil Gaiman
Anger, Mood, Attitude, Antisocial, Darkness
Neil Gaiman Anger, Mood, Attitude, Antisocial, Darkness“You attend the funeral, you bid the dead farewell. You grieve. Then you continue with your life. And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest, and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on. She is dead. You are alive. So live.” Neil Gaiman
Grief, Loss, Life, Moving On, Mourning
Neil Gaiman Grief, Loss, Life, Moving On, Mourning