The war had begun and nobody saw it. The storm was lowering and nobody knew it.
Neil Gaiman
War, Ignorance, Conflict, Tension, Foreshadowing
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“You attend the funeral, you bid the dead farewell. You grieve. Then you continue with your life. And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest, and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on. She is dead. You are alive. So live.” Neil Gaiman
Grief, Loss, Life, Moving On, Mourning
Neil Gaiman Grief, Loss, Life, Moving On, Mourning“Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Empathy, Storytelling, Personal Perspective, Truth-telling
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Empathy, Storytelling, Personal Perspective, Truth-telling“I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not.” Neil Gaiman
Belief, Truth, Imagination, Perception, Cognitive Flexibility
Neil Gaiman Belief, Truth, Imagination, Perception, Cognitive Flexibility“I wish being a beekeeper, which I am, gave you a free pass on the carbon footprint, but it doesn't.” Neil Gaiman
Environment, Responsibility, Hobbies, Sustainability, Carbon Footprint
Neil Gaiman Environment, Responsibility, Hobbies, Sustainability, Carbon Footprint“Perhaps this is the ultimate freedom, eh, Dreamlord? The freedom to leave.” Neil Gaiman
Freedom, Choice, Escape, Existentialism, Autonomy
Neil Gaiman Freedom, Choice, Escape, Existentialism, Autonomy“That’s sexism, that is. Going around giving people girly presents just because they’re a girl.” Neil Gaiman
Sexism, Stereotypes, Gifts, Gender Roles, Equality
Neil Gaiman Sexism, Stereotypes, Gifts, Gender Roles, Equality“When I was a kid, we actually lived in a house that had been divided in two at one point, which meant that one room in our house opened up onto a brick wall. And I was convinced all I had to do was just open it the right way and it wouldn't be a brick wall. So I'd sidle over to the door and I'd pull it open.” Neil Gaiman
Childhood, Imagination, Possibility, Memory, Hope
Neil Gaiman Childhood, Imagination, Possibility, Memory, Hope“There will be snow driving in from all directions, fierce winds, and cold colder than you have ever imagined cold could be, an icy cold so cold your lungs will ache when you breathe, so cold that the tears in your eyes will freeze. There will be no spring to relieve it, no summer, no autumn. Only winter, followed by winter, followed by winter.” Neil Gaiman
Winter, Cold, Description, Imagery, Seasons
Neil Gaiman Winter, Cold, Description, Imagery, Seasons“Something told him that something was coming to an end. Not the world, exactly. Just the summer. There would be other summers, but there would never be one like this. Ever again.” Neil Gaiman
Change, Nostalgia, Seasons, Endings, Memories
Neil Gaiman Change, Nostalgia, Seasons, Endings, Memories“Set your fantasies in the here and now and then, if challenged, claim to be writing Magical Realism.” Neil Gaiman
Fantasy, Realism, Genre, Creativity, Magical Realism
Neil Gaiman Fantasy, Realism, Genre, Creativity, Magical Realism“Odin’s eye remains in Mimir’s well, preserved by the waters that feed the world ash, seeing nothing, seeing everything. Time.” Neil Gaiman
Odin, Mythology, Perception, Wisdom, Time
Neil Gaiman Odin, Mythology, Perception, Wisdom, Time“I like airplanes. I like anywhere that isn’t a proper place. I like in betweens.” Neil Gaiman
Airplanes, Travel, Adventure, Exploration, Liminality
Neil Gaiman Airplanes, Travel, Adventure, Exploration, Liminality“If you can't be happy where you are, you can't be happy anywhere.” Neil Gaiman
Happiness, Perspective, Contentment, Location, Self-awareness
Neil Gaiman Happiness, Perspective, Contentment, Location, Self-awareness“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
Neil Gaiman Stories, Truth, Lies, Creativity, Narrative“London grew into something huge and contradictory. It was a good place, and a fine city, but there is a price to be paid for all good places, and a price that all good places have to pay.” Neil Gaiman
Cities, Growth, Contradictions, Consequences, London
Neil Gaiman Cities, Growth, Contradictions, Consequences, London“There’s never been a true war that wasn’t fought between two sets of people who were certain they were in the right. The really dangerous people believe they are doing whatever they are doing solely and only because it is without question the right thing to do. And that is what makes them dangerous.” Neil Gaiman
War, Morality, Conflict, Belief, Danger
Neil Gaiman War, Morality, Conflict, Belief, Danger“Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams.” Neil Gaiman
Short Stories, Exploration, Imagination, Perspective, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Short Stories, Exploration, Imagination, Perspective, Creativity