The world always seems brighter when you’ve just made something that wasn’t there before.
Neil Gaiman
Creation, Inspiration, Art, Positivity, Transformation
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“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“We are always living in the final days. What have you got? A hundred years or much, much less until the end of your world.” Neil Gaiman
Mortality, Perspective, Time, Life, Endings
Neil Gaiman Mortality, Perspective, Time, Life, Endings“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Escapism, Imagination, Introversion, Literature
Neil Gaiman Reading, Escapism, Imagination, Introversion, Literature“Often you will discover that the harder you work, and the more wisely you work, the luckier you get. But there is luck, and it helps.” Neil Gaiman
Hard Work, Luck, Success, Effort, Fortune
Neil Gaiman Hard Work, Luck, Success, Effort, Fortune“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“'Doctor Who' was the first mythology that I learned, before ever I ran into Greek or Roman or Egyptian mythologies.” Neil Gaiman
Television, Mythology, Influence, Culture, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Television, Mythology, Influence, Culture, Storytelling“You can’t trust other people. If it’s important, you have to do it yourself.” Neil Gaiman
Trust, Independence, Self-reliance, Responsibility, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Trust, Independence, Self-reliance, Responsibility, Skepticism“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“You got a lifetime. No more. No less.” Neil Gaiman
Life, Mortality, Perspective, Limitation, Brevity
Neil Gaiman Life, Mortality, Perspective, Limitation, Brevity“Rule one of reading other people’s stories is that whenever you say ‘well that’s not convincing’ the author tells you that’s the bit that wasn’t made up. This is because real life is under no obligation to be convincing.” Neil Gaiman
Reading, Storytelling, Realism, Critique, Life Truths
Neil Gaiman Reading, Storytelling, Realism, Critique, Life Truths“But standing in that hallway, it was all coming back to me. Memories were waiting at the edges of things, beckoning to me.” Neil Gaiman
Memory, Nostalgia, Recall, Reflection, Past
Neil Gaiman Memory, Nostalgia, Recall, Reflection, Past“You don't have to stay anywhere forever.” Neil Gaiman
Change, Freedom, Choices, Impermanence, Personal Growth
Neil Gaiman Change, Freedom, Choices, Impermanence, Personal Growth“I think I'll dismember the world and then I'll dance in the wreckage.” Neil Gaiman
Destruction, Chaos, Darkness, Rebellion, Nihilism
Neil Gaiman Destruction, Chaos, Darkness, Rebellion, Nihilism“Remember your name. Do not lose hope – what you seek will be found. Trust ghosts. Trust those that you have helped to help you in their turn. Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story.” Neil Gaiman
Hope, Identity, Trust, Dreams, Guidance
Neil Gaiman Hope, Identity, Trust, Dreams, Guidance“The squirrel has not yet found the acorn that will grow to the oak that will be cut to form the cradle of the babe that will grow to slay me.” Neil Gaiman
Fate, Interconnectedness, Prophecy, Metaphor, Complexity
Neil Gaiman Fate, Interconnectedness, Prophecy, Metaphor, Complexity“Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men.” Neil Gaiman
Witchcraft, Gender, Stereotypes, Cultural Critique, Empowerment
Neil Gaiman Witchcraft, Gender, Stereotypes, Cultural Critique, Empowerment“The view changes from where you are standing. Words can wound, and wounds can heal. All of these things are true.” Neil Gaiman
Perspective, Healing, Words, Truth, Understanding
Neil Gaiman Perspective, Healing, Words, Truth, Understanding“You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.” Neil Gaiman
Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment
Neil Gaiman Belief, Manifestation, Motivation, Faith, Self Fulfillment“I hope the strong women out there aren’t quiet and they don’t go away, because when people attack you for speaking, the best way to drive them nuts is to smile and carry on speaking, louder, more wisely, more intensely, more articulately than ever.” Neil Gaiman
Empowerment, Women, Resilience, Voice, Activism
Neil Gaiman Empowerment, Women, Resilience, Voice, Activism