Stories may well be lies, but they are good lies that say true things, and which can sometimes pay the rent.
Neil Gaiman
Stories, Truth, Lies, Creativity, Narrative
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“Always worth it to have tried, even if you fail, even if you fall like a meteor forever. Better to have flamed in the darkness, to have inspired others, to have lived, than to have sat in the darkness, cursing the people who borrowed, but did not return, your candle.” Neil Gaiman
Failure, Inspiration, Courage, Legacy, Life
Neil Gaiman Failure, Inspiration, Courage, Legacy, Life“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“You get what anybody gets - you get a lifetime.” Neil Gaiman
Lifetime, Experience, Existence, Reality, Value
Neil Gaiman Lifetime, Experience, Existence, Reality, Value“Only the phoenix rises and does not descend. And everything changes. And nothing is truly lost.” Neil Gaiman
Transformation, Resilience, Change, Hope, Continuity
Neil Gaiman Transformation, Resilience, Change, Hope, Continuity“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“Humanity is evil – civilization is the scum that forms on the surface, but beneath, humanity consists of brutes and animals.” Neil Gaiman
Humanity, Civilization, Nature, Morality, Philosophy
Neil Gaiman Humanity, Civilization, Nature, Morality, Philosophy“If he didn’t care about you, you couldn’t upset him.” Neil Gaiman
Care, Relationships, Emotions, Connection, Concern
Neil Gaiman Care, Relationships, Emotions, Connection, Concern“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“I wanted to write something that would be a comedy in the sense of making people feel happier when they finish it than they did when began it.” Neil Gaiman
Comedy, Happiness, Writing, Intention, Emotional Impact
Neil Gaiman Comedy, Happiness, Writing, Intention, Emotional Impact“You could fire a machine gun randomly through the pages of Lord of the Rings and never hit any women.” Neil Gaiman
Literature Critique, Gender Representation, Fantasy, Humor, Exaggeration
Neil Gaiman Literature Critique, Gender Representation, Fantasy, Humor, Exaggeration“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“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“Remember that, sooner or later, before it ever reaches perfection, you will have to let it go and move on and start to write the next thing. Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.” Neil Gaiman
Perfection, Progress, Creativity, Writing, Letting Go
Neil Gaiman Perfection, Progress, Creativity, Writing, Letting Go“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“The future came and went in the mildly discouraging way that futures do.” Neil Gaiman
Future, Disappointment, Time, Reality, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Future, Disappointment, Time, Reality, Perspective“Every now and then I'll do little things, a short story or something, that doesn't have any fantastical elements, but mostly I like the power of playing God and I like to imagine things.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Creativity, Imagination, Fantasy, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Writing, Creativity, Imagination, Fantasy, Storytelling“In the pale light of the Moon I play the game of you. Whoever I am. Whoever you are. All sense of where I am, of who I am and where I'm going, has been swallowed by the dark. And I walk through the stars and sky... a trinity of dreams beneath the moon.” Neil Gaiman
Identity, Uncertainty, Dreams, Night, Poetic Imagery
Neil Gaiman Identity, Uncertainty, Dreams, Night, Poetic Imagery