Like some kind of particularly tenacious vampire, the short story refuses to die, and seems at this point in time to be a wonderful length for our generation.
Neil Gaiman
Short Stories, Persistence, Literature, Relevance, Creativity
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More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“I was one of those kids who had books on them. Before weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, funerals and anything else where you're actually meant to not be reading, my family would frisk me and take the book away. If they didn't find it by this point in the procedure, I would be sitting over in that corner completely unnoticed just reading my book.” Neil Gaiman
Books, Childhood, Reading, Family, Nostalgia
Neil Gaiman Books, Childhood, Reading, Family, Nostalgia“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“The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that.” Neil Gaiman
Freedom, Speech, Rights, Politics, Global Perspective
Neil Gaiman Freedom, Speech, Rights, Politics, Global Perspective“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“Even the proudest spirit can be broken with love.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Vulnerability, Emotions, Strength, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Love, Vulnerability, Emotions, Strength, Relationships“I'll find you. Don't worry. Just be on your own and I'll find you.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Connection, Trust, Destiny, Reassurance
Neil Gaiman Love, Connection, Trust, Destiny, Reassurance“I learned to write by writing. I tended to do anything as long as it felt like an adventure, and to stop when it felt like work, which meant that life did not feel like work.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Learning, Adventure, Work Ethic, Passion
Neil Gaiman Writing, Learning, Adventure, Work Ethic, Passion“Sexton: I think the whole world’s gone mad. Death: Uh-uh. It’s always like this. You probably just don’t get out enough.” Neil Gaiman
Madness, Reality, Life, Death, Dialogue
Neil Gaiman Madness, Reality, Life, Death, Dialogue“There was nowhere they could have gone and they went there anyway.” Neil Gaiman
Adventure, Determination, Impossibility, Courage, Exploration
Neil Gaiman Adventure, Determination, Impossibility, Courage, Exploration“A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. That includes health information. And mental health information. It’s a community space. It’s a place of safety, a haven from the world.” Neil Gaiman
Library, Information, Community, Safety, Access
Neil Gaiman Library, Information, Community, Safety, Access“The boy with the dirty face stood up and hugged Coraline tightly. 'Take comfort in this,' he whispered. 'Th'art alive. Thou livest.” Neil Gaiman
Comfort, Life, Existence, Gratitude, Connection
Neil Gaiman Comfort, Life, Existence, Gratitude, Connection“Remember your name. Do not lose hope – what you seek will be found. Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn. Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story.” Neil Gaiman
Hope, Identity, Trust, Dreams, Guidance
Neil Gaiman Hope, Identity, Trust, Dreams, Guidance“Librarians are the coolest people out there doing the hardest job out there on the frontlines. And every time I get to encounter or work with librarians, I'm always impressed by their sheer awesomeness.” Neil Gaiman
Librarians, Admiration, Books, Knowledge, Public Service
Neil Gaiman Librarians, Admiration, Books, Knowledge, Public Service“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It's that easy, and that hard.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Process, Simplicity, Difficulty, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Writing, Process, Simplicity, Difficulty, Creativity“I wondered if that was true: if they were all really children wrapped up in adult bodies, like children's books hidden in the middle of dull, long adult books, the kind with no pictures or conversations.” Neil Gaiman
Adulthood, Childhood, Perception, Books, Metaphor
Neil Gaiman Adulthood, Childhood, Perception, Books, Metaphor“I wish being a beekeeper, which I am, gave you a free pass on the carbon footprint, but it doesn't.” Neil Gaiman
Environment, Responsibility, Hobbies, Sustainability, Carbon Footprint
Neil Gaiman Environment, Responsibility, Hobbies, Sustainability, Carbon Footprint“Whatever it takes to finish things, finish. You will learn more from a glorious failure than you ever will from something you never finished.” Neil Gaiman
Completion, Learning, Failure, Perseverance, Creative Process
Neil Gaiman Completion, Learning, Failure, Perseverance, Creative Process