Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before. Whatever you’re scared of doing, Do it.
Neil Gaiman
Mistakes, Courage, Creativity, Growth, Exploration
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“Even if your goose habitually lays golden eggs, it will still be cooked.” Neil Gaiman
Success, Impermanence, Perspective, Caution, Paradox
Neil Gaiman Success, Impermanence, Perspective, Caution, Paradox“What power would hell have if those imprisoned here would not be able to dream of heaven?” Neil Gaiman
Power, Hell, Dreams, Hope, Existential Questions
Neil Gaiman Power, Hell, Dreams, Hope, Existential Questions“Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed.” Neil Gaiman
Literature, Awards, Humor, Writing, Competition
Neil Gaiman Literature, Awards, Humor, Writing, Competition“Things blossom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time.” Neil Gaiman
Growth, Time, Natural Cycles, Beauty, Patience
Neil Gaiman Growth, Time, Natural Cycles, Beauty, Patience“When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.” Neil Gaiman
Imagination, Childhood, Writing, Success, Humor
Neil Gaiman Imagination, Childhood, Writing, Success, Humor“I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.” Neil Gaiman
Cats, Chaos, Humor, Leadership, Absurdity
Neil Gaiman Cats, Chaos, Humor, Leadership, Absurdity“You know, it's weird being interviewed! Because the weird thing about being interviewed is you get asked these questions that you've never thought about, and you find out what you think as you answer.” Neil Gaiman
Interview, Self-discovery, Reflection, Communication, Spontaneity
Neil Gaiman Interview, Self-discovery, Reflection, Communication, Spontaneity“I enjoy writing scripts. I can find out what happens. With an outline, I feel like I’m doing an architectural diagram of something.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Scripts, Outlines, Creativity, Structure
Neil Gaiman Writing, Scripts, Outlines, Creativity, Structure“For me, the glory of my first 25 years as a writer was I could put things off as long as I wanted.” Neil Gaiman
Procrastination, Writing Career, Time Management, Freedom, Early Success
Neil Gaiman Procrastination, Writing Career, Time Management, Freedom, Early Success“The Sky was red, but not warm red of a sunset. This was an angry, glowering red, the colour of an infected wound.” Neil Gaiman
Sky, Color, Imagery, Emotion, Atmosphere
Neil Gaiman Sky, Color, Imagery, Emotion, Atmosphere“Trees there were, old as trees can be, huge and grasping with hearts black as sin. Strange trees that some said walked in the night.” Neil Gaiman
Trees, Nature, Mythology, Mystery, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Trees, Nature, Mythology, Mystery, Imagination“I don’t know why people would want to have lunch with writers. I’ve eaten with writers. We have appalling table manners, and rarely say anything other than ‘Pass the salt’ or ‘If you’re not going to eat that, can I have it?’” Neil Gaiman
Writers, Humor, Dining, Social Interactions, Idiosyncrasies
Neil Gaiman Writers, Humor, Dining, Social Interactions, Idiosyncrasies“One thing that I get from a lot of people with American Gods is people saying that they would love some kind of glossary with a list of all the Gods and who they are, so that they can look them up.” Neil Gaiman
American Gods, Mythology, Learning, Understanding, Culture
Neil Gaiman American Gods, Mythology, Learning, Understanding, Culture“Look... it's not that easy. Let me tell you what you get. You get life, and breath, a world to walk and a path through the world – and the free will to wander the world as you choose.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Choice, Freedom, Existence, Possibilities
Neil Gaiman Life, Choice, Freedom, Existence, Possibilities“If you do not value libraries then you do not value information or culture or wisdom. You are silencing the voices of the past and you are damaging the future.” Neil Gaiman
Libraries, Knowledge, Culture, Wisdom, Education
Neil Gaiman Libraries, Knowledge, Culture, Wisdom, Education“Anything that keeps you happy and writing is part of my writing ritual: I like music, so I tend to have it playing in the background. But if I'm interested, I can write in an airport waiting areas.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Creativity, Rituals, Environment, Inspiration
Neil Gaiman Writing, Creativity, Rituals, Environment, Inspiration“'Doctor Who' was the first mythology that I learned, before ever I ran into Greek or Roman or Egyptian mythologies.” Neil Gaiman
Television, Mythology, Influence, Culture, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Television, Mythology, Influence, Culture, Storytelling“I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see us reading, then we learn, we exercise our imaginations. We show others that reading is a good thing.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Obligation, Pleasure, Community, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Reading, Obligation, Pleasure, Community, Imagination