The end of the story of Batman is he’s dead. Because, in the end, the Batman dies. What else am I going to do? Retire and play golf? It doesn’t work that way. It can’t. I fight until I drop. And one day, I will drop.
Neil Gaiman
Batman, Mortality, Struggle, Storytelling, Heroism
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“The moment that you feel that just possibly you are walking down the street naked... that's the moment you may be starting to get it right.” Neil Gaiman
Vulnerability, Creativity, Self Awareness, Artistic Process, Breakthrough
Neil Gaiman Vulnerability, Creativity, Self Awareness, Artistic Process, Breakthrough“Even nothing cannot last forever.” Neil Gaiman
Emptiness, Eternity, Impermanence, Philosophical Concept, Time Perception
Neil Gaiman Emptiness, Eternity, Impermanence, Philosophical Concept, Time Perception“I have always felt that violence was the last refuge of the incompetent, and empty threats the last sanctuary of the terminally inept.” Neil Gaiman
Violence, Incompetence, Criticism, Human Nature, Empty Threats
Neil Gaiman Violence, Incompetence, Criticism, Human Nature, Empty Threats“Words save our lives, sometimes.” Neil Gaiman
Words, Communication, Expression, Salvation, Importance
Neil Gaiman Words, Communication, Expression, Salvation, Importance“It seemed to Coraline that it was crouching, and staring down at her, as if it were not really a house but only the idea of a house – and the person who had had the idea, she was certain, was not a good person.” Neil Gaiman
Perception, Imagination, Fear, Perspective, Reality
Neil Gaiman Perception, Imagination, Fear, Perspective, Reality“Whatever it is you're scared of doing, do it.” Neil Gaiman
Courage, Fear, Action, Personal Growth, Motivation
Neil Gaiman Courage, Fear, Action, Personal Growth, Motivation“Fiction takes us to places that we would never otherwise go, and puts us behind eyes that are not our own.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Empathy, Imagination, Perspective, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Empathy, Imagination, Perspective, Storytelling“I will be brave, thought Coraline. No, I am brave.” Neil Gaiman
Bravery, Self-affirmation, Strength, Character, Growth
Neil Gaiman Bravery, Self-affirmation, Strength, Character, Growth“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've known ambitious people with no aptitude for the thing they did. Most of whom, rather terrifyingly, tended to succeed.” Neil Gaiman
Ambition, Success, Irony, Talent, Observation
Neil Gaiman Ambition, Success, Irony, Talent, Observation“All fire burns, little baby. You’ll learn.” Neil Gaiman
Fire, Learning, Experience, Growth, Caution
Neil Gaiman Fire, Learning, Experience, Growth, Caution“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“A book is a dream that you hold in your hands.” Neil Gaiman
Books, Dreams, Imagination, Reading, Literature
Neil Gaiman Books, Dreams, Imagination, Reading, Literature“While clothes do not, as the saying would sometimes have it, make the man, and fine feathers do not make fine birds, sometimes they can add a certain spice to a recipe.” Neil Gaiman
Clothes, Identity, Perception, Appearance, Expression
Neil Gaiman Clothes, Identity, Perception, Appearance, Expression“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“You've a good heart. Sometimes that's enough to see you safe wherever you go. But mostly, it's not.” Neil Gaiman
Kindness, Danger, Reality, Advice, Caution
Neil Gaiman Kindness, Danger, Reality, Advice, Caution“It’s like one of those dreams that changes you. You keep some of the dream forever, and you know things down deep inside yourself, because it happened to you, but when you go looking for details they kind of just slip out of your head.” Neil Gaiman
Dreams, Change, Memory, Self Discovery, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Dreams, Change, Memory, Self Discovery, Introspection“I don’t want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn’t mean anything? What then?” Neil Gaiman
Wanting, Satisfaction, Desire, Meaning, Enjoyment
Neil Gaiman Wanting, Satisfaction, Desire, Meaning, Enjoyment