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
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“Even the proudest spirit can be broken with love.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Vulnerability, Emotions, Strength, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Love, Vulnerability, Emotions, Strength, Relationships“It's a wonderful thing, as a writer, to be given parameters and walls and barriers.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Creativity, Constraints, Exploration, Freedom
Neil Gaiman Writing, Creativity, Constraints, Exploration, Freedom“Well-meaning adults can easily destroy a child’s love of reading – do not discourage children from reading because you feel they’re reading the wrong thing. There is no such thing as the wrong thing to be reading and no bad fiction for kids.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Children, Literature, Encouragement, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Reading, Children, Literature, Encouragement, Imagination“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“Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Optimism, Productivity, Focus, Satisfaction
Neil Gaiman Writing, Optimism, Productivity, Focus, Satisfaction“Sometimes we can choose the paths we follow. Sometimes our choices are made for us. And sometimes we have no choice at all.” Neil Gaiman
Choices, Destiny, Freedom, Control, Life
Neil Gaiman Choices, Destiny, Freedom, Control, Life“Have been unavoidably detained by the world. Expect us when you see us.” Neil Gaiman
Absence, Mystery, World, Expectations, Humor
Neil Gaiman Absence, Mystery, World, Expectations, Humor“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“If Hell is other people, thought Shadow, then Purgatory is airports.” Neil Gaiman
Hell, People, Purgatory, Airports, Metaphor
Neil Gaiman Hell, People, Purgatory, Airports, Metaphor“Biting's excellent. It's like kissing – only there is a winner.” Neil Gaiman
Humor, Relationships, Competition, Kissing, Vampires
Neil Gaiman Humor, Relationships, Competition, Kissing, Vampires“One word after another. That's the only way that novels get written and, short of elves coming in the night and turning your jumbled notes into Chapter Nine, it's the only way to do it. So keep on keeping on. Write another word and then another.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Perseverance, Process, Advice, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Writing, Perseverance, Process, Advice, Creativity“Tristan and Yvaine were happy together. Not forever-after, for Time, the thief, eventually takes all things into his dusty storehouse, but they were happy, as these things go, for a long while.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Happiness, Time, Mortality, Fairy Tales
Neil Gaiman Love, Happiness, Time, Mortality, Fairy Tales“I was a scholarship minor public school day boy at Ardingly College and later Whitgift School. Then, straight into work as a journalist - a wonderful thing for a writer.” Neil Gaiman
Education, Journalism, Experience, Growth, Background
Neil Gaiman Education, Journalism, Experience, Growth, Background“You’re alive. That means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make anything, dream anything.” Neil Gaiman
Potential, Life, Creativity, Possibilities, Empowerment
Neil Gaiman Potential, Life, Creativity, Possibilities, Empowerment“Make your mistakes, next year and forever.” Neil Gaiman
Mistakes, Growth, Learning, Progress, Acceptance
Neil Gaiman Mistakes, Growth, Learning, Progress, Acceptance“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“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