The only thing that kept me going was stories. Stories are hope. They take you out of yourself for a bit, and when you get dropped back in, you're different- you're stronger, you've seen more, you've felt more. Stories are like spiritual currency.
Neil Gaiman
Stories, Hope, Transformation, Strength, Personal Growth
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“You're brave. You are the bravest person I know, and you are my friend. I don't care if you are imaginary.” Neil Gaiman
Bravery, Friendship, Imagination, Support, Acceptance
Neil Gaiman Bravery, Friendship, Imagination, Support, Acceptance“Some skills can be attained by education, and some by practice, and some by time. Those skills will come if you study. Soon enough you will master Fading and Sliding and Dreamwalking. But some skills cannot be mastered by the living, and for those you must wait a little longer.” Neil Gaiman
Skills, Education, Mastery, Patience, Life Lessons
Neil Gaiman Skills, Education, Mastery, Patience, Life Lessons“Don’t start anything you’re not prepared to finish.” Neil Gaiman
Commitment, Completion, Effort, Determination, Follow-through
Neil Gaiman Commitment, Completion, Effort, Determination, Follow-through“Libraries really are the gates to the future.” Neil Gaiman
Libraries, Knowledge, Future, Education, Opportunity
Neil Gaiman Libraries, Knowledge, Future, Education, Opportunity“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“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“Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals.” Neil Gaiman
Empathy, Connection, Society, Understanding, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Empathy, Connection, Society, Understanding, Relationships“Face your life Its pain, its pleasure. Leave no path untaken.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Journey, Experience, Exploration, Resilience
Neil Gaiman Life, Journey, Experience, Exploration, Resilience“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“The past is always knocking at the door, trying to break through into today.” Neil Gaiman
Past, Present, Memory, Time, Influence
Neil Gaiman Past, Present, Memory, Time, Influence“I enjoy writing scripts. I can find out what happens. With an outline, I feel like I’m doing an architectural diagram of something.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Scripts, Outlines, Creativity, Structure
Neil Gaiman Writing, Scripts, Outlines, Creativity, Structure“You can't run away from home without destroying somebody's world.” Neil Gaiman
Home, Consequences, Relationships, Impact, Departure
Neil Gaiman Home, Consequences, Relationships, Impact, Departure“I like reading. I prefer not reading on my computer, because that makes whatever I am reading feel like work. I do not mind reading on my iPad.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Technology, Preferences, Leisure, Work Life Balance
Neil Gaiman Reading, Technology, Preferences, Leisure, Work Life Balance“Books are the way that the dead communicate with us. The way that we learn lessons from those who are no longer with us, the way that humanity has built on itself, progressed, made knowledge incremental rather than something that has to be relearned, over and over.” Neil Gaiman
Books, Knowledge, Communication, History Lessons, Human Connection
Neil Gaiman Books, Knowledge, Communication, History Lessons, Human Connection“I believe that life is a game, that life is a cruel joke, and that life is what happens when you're alive and that you might as well lie back and enjoy it.” Neil Gaiman
Life Philosophy, Perspective, Enjoyment, Acceptance, Humor
Neil Gaiman Life Philosophy, Perspective, Enjoyment, Acceptance, Humor“You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it.” Neil Gaiman
Ideas, Creativity, Writing, Observation, Inspiration
Neil Gaiman Ideas, Creativity, Writing, Observation, Inspiration“Death and Famine and War and Pollution continued biking towards Tadfield. And Grievous Bodily Harm, Cruelty To Animals, Things Not Working Properly Even After You’ve Given Them A Good Thumping but secretly No Alcohol Lager, and Really Cool People travelled with them.” Neil Gaiman
Personification, Chaos, Humor, Narrative, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Personification, Chaos, Humor, Narrative, Storytelling“It won’t hurt, said her other father. Coraline knew that when grown-ups told you something wouldn’t hurt it almost always did. She shook her head.” Neil Gaiman
Trust, Childhood, Caution, Perception, Reality
Neil Gaiman Trust, Childhood, Caution, Perception, Reality