Read. Read anything. Read the things they say are good for you, and the things they claim are junk. You’ll find what you need to find. Just read.
Neil Gaiman
Reading, Exploration, Knowledge, Discovery, Encouragement
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More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“Have you ever had one of those days when something just seems to be trying to tell you somebody?” Neil Gaiman
Communication, Intuition, Moments, Connection, Awareness
Neil Gaiman Communication, Intuition, Moments, Connection, Awareness“I wonder if I shall ever see her again, and I realize that I scarcely care. I can feel the sheets beneath me, and the cold air on my chest. I feel fine. I feel absolutely fine. I feel nothing at all.” Neil Gaiman
Indifference, Loss, Feelings, Acceptance, Existential Reflection
Neil Gaiman Indifference, Loss, Feelings, Acceptance, Existential Reflection“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.” Neil Gaiman
Knowledge, Representation, Reality, Philosophy, Paradox
Neil Gaiman Knowledge, Representation, Reality, Philosophy, Paradox“There's a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing myself to interrupt myself and tell old African folk stories that I made up - or didn't - and Jamaican stories.” Neil Gaiman
Comedy, Storytelling, Freedom, Creativity, Cultural Narratives
Neil Gaiman Comedy, Storytelling, Freedom, Creativity, Cultural Narratives“It’s easy, there’s a trick to it, you do it or you die.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Survival, Determination, Simplicity, Challenge
Neil Gaiman Life, Survival, Determination, Simplicity, Challenge“How can you be happy in this world? You have a hole in your heart. You have a gateway inside you to lands beyond the world you know. They will call you, as you grow.” Neil Gaiman
Happiness, Introspection, Longing, Discovery, Growth
Neil Gaiman Happiness, Introspection, Longing, Discovery, Growth“Let her tell stories and dance in the rain, somersault, tumble and run. Her joys must be high as her sorrows are deep; let her grow like a weed in the sun.” Neil Gaiman
Joy, Freedom, Expression, Childhood Play, Personal Growth
Neil Gaiman Joy, Freedom, Expression, Childhood Play, Personal Growth“If not for Death, they’d be content to simply exist, but with Death, well, their lives will have meaning – a boundary beyond which the living cannot cross.” Neil Gaiman
Death, Meaning, Existence, Boundaries, Life
Neil Gaiman Death, Meaning, Existence, Boundaries, Life“In many ways, it was much, much harder to get the first book contract. The hardest thing probably overall has been learning not to trust people, publicists, and so forth, implicitly.” Neil Gaiman
Trust, Contracts, Publishing, Experience, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Trust, Contracts, Publishing, Experience, Skepticism“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 wise man knows when to keep silent. Only the fool tells all he knows.” Neil Gaiman
Wisdom, Silence, Knowledge, Discretion, Communication
Neil Gaiman Wisdom, Silence, Knowledge, Discretion, Communication“I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you’re wonderful.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Relationships, Books, Love, Positivity
Neil Gaiman Reading, Relationships, Books, Love, Positivity“When angels go bad they are worse than anyone else. Remember Lucifer used to be an angel.” Neil Gaiman
Angels, Morality, Darkness, Transformation, Mythology
Neil Gaiman Angels, Morality, Darkness, Transformation, Mythology“Stories are the things that allow us to persuade each other that we’re human.” Neil Gaiman
Stories, Humanity, Connection, Empathy, Communication
Neil Gaiman Stories, Humanity, Connection, Empathy, Communication“When I was 7, my proudest possession would have been my bookshelf 'cause I had alphabetized all of the books on my bookshelf.” Neil Gaiman
Childhood, Books, Organization, Pride, Reading
Neil Gaiman Childhood, Books, Organization, Pride, Reading“The future had suddenly become unknowable: anything could happen: the train of my life had jumped the rails and headed off across the fields and coming down the lane with me, then.” Neil Gaiman
Uncertainty, Future, Unpredictability, Change, Life
Neil Gaiman Uncertainty, Future, Unpredictability, Change, Life“Honestly, if you’re given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don’t say 'what kind of tea?'” Neil Gaiman
Choices, Humor, Priorities, Absurdity, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Choices, Humor, Priorities, Absurdity, Perspective