They could not truly look dead, because they did not ever look alive.
Neil Gaiman
Life, Death, Perception, Existence, Ambiguity
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“A nice, easy place for freedom of speech to be eroded is comics, because comics are a natural target whenever an election comes up.” Neil Gaiman
Freedom, Speech, Comics, Politics, Censorship
Neil Gaiman Freedom, Speech, Comics, Politics, Censorship“You have to finish things – that’s what you learn from, you learn by finishing things.” Neil Gaiman
Completion, Learning, Persistence, Growth, Discipline
Neil Gaiman Completion, Learning, Persistence, Growth, Discipline“Picking five favorite books is like picking the five body parts you’d most like not to lose.” Neil Gaiman
Books, Favorites, Choice, Attachment, Preference
Neil Gaiman Books, Favorites, Choice, Attachment, Preference“The moment that you feel that just possibly you are walking down the street naked... that's the moment you may be starting to get it right.” Neil Gaiman
Vulnerability, Creativity, Self Awareness, Artistic Process, Breakthrough
Neil Gaiman Vulnerability, Creativity, Self Awareness, Artistic Process, Breakthrough“In the pale light of the Moon I play the game of you. Whoever I am. Whoever you are. All sense of where I am, of who I am and where I'm going, has been swallowed by the dark. And I walk through the stars and sky... a trinity of dreams beneath the moon.” Neil Gaiman
Identity, Uncertainty, Dreams, Night, Poetic Imagery
Neil Gaiman Identity, Uncertainty, Dreams, Night, Poetic Imagery“If you do not value libraries then you do not value information or culture or wisdom. You are silencing the voices of the past and you are damaging the future.” Neil Gaiman
Libraries, Knowledge, Culture, Wisdom, Education
Neil Gaiman Libraries, Knowledge, Culture, Wisdom, Education“The real problem with stories – if you keep them going long enough, they always end in death.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Mortality, Endings, Narrative, Life
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Mortality, Endings, Narrative, Life“Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some kind of bonus?” Neil Gaiman
Food, Humor, Taste, Questioning, Processed Food
Neil Gaiman Food, Humor, Taste, Questioning, Processed Food“Real life doesn’t have to be convincing, but fiction does.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Reality, Storytelling, Authenticity, Narrative
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Reality, Storytelling, Authenticity, Narrative“The world seemed to shimmer a little at the edges.” Neil Gaiman
Perception, Reality, Magic, Observation, Wonder
Neil Gaiman Perception, Reality, Magic, Observation, Wonder“I’m somebody who considers happiness a journey, not a destination.” Neil Gaiman
Happiness, Journey, Perspective, Fulfillment, Growth
Neil Gaiman Happiness, Journey, Perspective, Fulfillment, Growth“All fiction is a process of imagining: whatever you write, in whatever genre or medium, your task is to make things up convincingly and interestingly and new.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Creativity, Imagination, Storytelling, Writing
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Creativity, Imagination, Storytelling, Writing“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“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 love CGI if it's invisible. I don't like it when it's there and obvious.” Neil Gaiman
Film, Special Effects, Authenticity, Visual Arts, Technology
Neil Gaiman Film, Special Effects, Authenticity, Visual Arts, Technology“Where magic is concerned, there is always an initial decision, an initial willingness to let it enter your life. If that is not there neither is magic.” Neil Gaiman
Magic, Choice, Acceptance, Openness, Experience
Neil Gaiman Magic, Choice, Acceptance, Openness, Experience“Different people remember things differently, and you’ll not get any two people to remember anything the same, whether they were there or not.” Neil Gaiman
Memory, Perception, Individuality, Experiences, Subjectivity
Neil Gaiman Memory, Perception, Individuality, Experiences, Subjectivity“Normally, in anything I do, I’m fairly miserable. I do it, and I get grumpy because there is a huge, vast gulf, this aching disparity, between the platonic ideal of the project that was living in my head, and the small, sad, wizened, shaking, squeaking thing that I actually produce.” Neil Gaiman
Artistry, Frustration, Expectations, Creativity, Reality
Neil Gaiman Artistry, Frustration, Expectations, Creativity, Reality