Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.
Neil Gaiman
Perfection, Progress, Motivation, Goals, Personal Growth
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“I am selfish, private and easily bored. Will this be a problem?” Neil Gaiman
Selfishness, Privacy, Boredom, Self-awareness, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Selfishness, Privacy, Boredom, Self-awareness, Introspection“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
Neil Gaiman Short Stories, Persistence, Literature, Relevance, Creativity“It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt. If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall?” Neil Gaiman
Climbing, Risk, Failure, Effort, Attempts
Neil Gaiman Climbing, Risk, Failure, Effort, Attempts“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Vulnerability, Risk, Emotions, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Love, Vulnerability, Risk, Emotions, Relationships“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“The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.” Neil Gaiman
Creation, Inspiration, Art, Positivity, Transformation
Neil Gaiman Creation, Inspiration, Art, Positivity, Transformation“There's not much high and low culture any more: there's just mingling streams of art and what matters is whether it's good art or bad art.” Neil Gaiman
Art, Culture, Quality, Perception, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Art, Culture, Quality, Perception, Creativity“I lay on the bed and lost myself in stories. I liked that. Books were safer than other people anyway.” Neil Gaiman
Stories, Books, Escape, Comfort, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Stories, Books, Escape, Comfort, Imagination“You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.” Neil Gaiman
Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment
Neil Gaiman Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment“We have an obligation to make things beautiful. Not to leave the world uglier than we found it, not to empty the oceans, not to leave our problems for the next generation.” Neil Gaiman
Beauty, Obligation, Responsibility, Future, Environment
Neil Gaiman Beauty, Obligation, Responsibility, Future, Environment“Most people can start a short story or a novel. If you're a writer, you can finish them. Finish enough of them, and you may be good enough to be publishable.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Perseverance, Skill, Completion, Publishing
Neil Gaiman Writing, Perseverance, Skill, Completion, Publishing“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.” Neil Gaiman
Individuality, Creativity, Personal Expression, Uniqueness, Potential
Neil Gaiman Individuality, Creativity, Personal Expression, Uniqueness, Potential“In a novel, you can always go back and make it look like you knew what you were doing all along before the thing goes out and gets published.” Neil Gaiman
Novel, Writing, Revision, Creativity, Publishing
Neil Gaiman Novel, Writing, Revision, Creativity, Publishing“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.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Blogging, Process, Passion, Communication
Neil Gaiman Writing, Blogging, Process, Passion, Communication“As a kid, I would get my parents to drop me off at my local library on their way to work during the summer holidays, and I would walk home at night. For several years, I read the children's library until I finished the children's library. Then I moved into the adult library and slowly worked my way through them.” Neil Gaiman
Childhood, Reading, Libraries, Learning, Self Education
Neil Gaiman Childhood, Reading, Libraries, Learning, Self Education“Even the proudest spirit can be broken with love.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Vulnerability, Emotions, Strength, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Love, Vulnerability, Emotions, Strength, Relationships“Shadow had heard too many people telling each other not to repress their feelings, to let their emotions out, let the pain go. Shadow thought there was a lot to be said for bottling up emotions. If you did it long enough and deep enough, he suspected, pretty soon you wouldn’t feel anything at all.” Neil Gaiman
Emotions, Repression, Feelings, Coping, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Emotions, Repression, Feelings, Coping, Introspection“Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.” Neil Gaiman
Motivation, Writing, Perseverance, Discipline, Completion
Neil Gaiman Motivation, Writing, Perseverance, Discipline, Completion