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
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Patience | Feminism | Temptation | Normality | Discretion | Graveyard | Themes | Possibilities | Horror | Follow-through | Work Ethic | Disappointment | Worldview | Tweeting | Writing | Purpose | Criticism | Sacrifice | Self-affirmation | Significance | More
More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“Can’t make an omelette without killing a few people.” Neil Gaiman
Omelette, Sacrifice, Consequences, Humor, Pragmatism
Neil Gaiman Omelette, Sacrifice, Consequences, Humor, Pragmatism“We are small but we are many We are many we are small We were here before you rose We will be here when you fall.” Neil Gaiman
Unity, Collective Power, Resilience, Community, Survival
Neil Gaiman Unity, Collective Power, Resilience, Community, Survival“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“The future had suddenly become unknowable: anything could happen: the train of my life had jumped the rails and headed off across the fields and coming down the lane with me, then.” Neil Gaiman
Uncertainty, Future, Unpredictability, Change, Life
Neil Gaiman Uncertainty, Future, Unpredictability, Change, Life“I think most things are pretty magical, and that it’s less a matter of belief than it is one of just stopping to notice.” Neil Gaiman
Magic, Perception, Belief, Mindfulness, Wonder
Neil Gaiman Magic, Perception, Belief, Mindfulness, Wonder“Gods die. And when they truly die they are unmourned and unremembered. Ideas are more difficult to kill than people, but they can be killed, in the end.” Neil Gaiman
Gods, Mortality, Ideas, Existence, Remembrance
Neil Gaiman Gods, Mortality, Ideas, Existence, Remembrance“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“Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.” Neil Gaiman
Self, Identity, Travel, Awareness, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Self, Identity, Travel, Awareness, Introspection“Potentially evil. Potentially good, too, I suppose. Just this huge powerful potentiality waiting to be shaped.” Neil Gaiman
Potential, Good, Evil, Power, Choices
Neil Gaiman Potential, Good, Evil, Power, Choices“I would feel infinitely more comfortable in your presence if you would agree to treat gravity as a law, rather than one of a number of suggested options.” Neil Gaiman
Gravity, Laws, Science, Comfort, Reality
Neil Gaiman Gravity, Laws, Science, Comfort, Reality“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 believe that anyone who says that sex is overrated just hasn't done it properly.” Neil Gaiman
Sex, Pleasure, Experience, Opinion, Humor
Neil Gaiman Sex, Pleasure, Experience, Opinion, Humor“Now you people have names. That’s because you don’t know who you are. We know who we are, so we don’t need names.” Neil Gaiman
Identity, Self-awareness, Existence, Meaning, Philosophy
Neil Gaiman Identity, Self-awareness, Existence, Meaning, Philosophy“You shouldn’t trust the storyteller; only trust the story.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Trust, Narrative, Interpretation, Skepticism“Childhood memories are sometimes covered and obscured beneath the things that come later, like childhood toys forgotten at the bottom of a crammed adult closet, but they are never lost for good.” Neil Gaiman
Memories, Childhood, Nostalgia, Past, Self Discovery
Neil Gaiman Memories, Childhood, Nostalgia, Past, Self Discovery“One thing I’ve learned: you can know anything, it’s all there, you just have to find it.” Neil Gaiman
Knowledge, Learning, Exploration, Discovery, Curiosity
Neil Gaiman Knowledge, Learning, Exploration, Discovery, Curiosity“American Gods is about 200,000 words long, and I’m sure there are words that are simply in there ’cause I like them. I know I couldn’t justify each and every one of them.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Creativity, Wordcount, Storytelling, Expression
Neil Gaiman Writing, Creativity, Wordcount, Storytelling, Expression