Neil Gaiman’s Quotes On Topics
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More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“There is no end. It is simply the end of the old times, Loki, and the beginning of the new times. Rebirth always follows death.”
Neil Gaiman
Rebirth, Endings, Mythology, Transformation, Cycles
Neil Gaiman Rebirth, Endings, Mythology, Transformation, Cycles“I learned to write by writing. I tended to do anything as long as it felt like an adventure, and to stop when it felt like work, which meant that life did not feel like work.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Learning, Adventure, Work Ethic, Passion
Neil Gaiman Writing, Learning, Adventure, Work Ethic, Passion“As sure as water’s wet and days are long and a friend will always disappoint you in the end.” Neil Gaiman
Truth, Reality, Friendship, Expectations, Understanding
Neil Gaiman Truth, Reality, Friendship, Expectations, Understanding“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“I loved writing a book in which, in some ways, it’s very, very classical, and in some ways I’m breaking lots of rules about what you can do and what you can’t do.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Creativity, Rules, Classical, Exploration
Neil Gaiman Writing, Creativity, Rules, Classical, Exploration“We have an obligation to make things beautiful. Not to leave the world uglier than we found it, not to empty the oceans, not to leave our problems for the next generation.” Neil Gaiman
Beauty, Obligation, Responsibility, Future, Environment
Neil Gaiman Beauty, Obligation, Responsibility, Future, Environment“The joy of doing 'Sandman' was doing a comic and telling people, 'No, it has an end,' at a time when nobody thought you could actually get to the end and stop doing a comic that people were still buying just because you'd finished.” Neil Gaiman
Comics, Storytelling, Completion, Satisfaction, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Comics, Storytelling, Completion, Satisfaction, Creativity“Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed.” Neil Gaiman
Literature, Awards, Humor, Writing, Competition
Neil Gaiman Literature, Awards, Humor, Writing, Competition“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“I mean, maybe I am crazy. I mean, maybe. But if this is all there is, then I don’t want to be sane.” Neil Gaiman
Madness, Sanity, Existence, Introspection, Philosophy
Neil Gaiman Madness, Sanity, Existence, Introspection, Philosophy“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“Nobody gets through life without losing a few things on the way.” Neil Gaiman
Loss, Life, Experience, Journey, Inevitability
Neil Gaiman Loss, Life, Experience, Journey, Inevitability“The one thing that you have that nobody else has is you. Your voice, your mind, your story, your vision. So write and draw and build and play and dance and live as only you can.” Neil Gaiman
Individuality, Creativity, Personal Expression, Uniqueness, Potential
Neil Gaiman Individuality, Creativity, Personal Expression, Uniqueness, Potential“When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.” Neil Gaiman
Imagination, Childhood, Writing, Success, Humor
Neil Gaiman Imagination, Childhood, Writing, Success, Humor“Stories are the things that allow us to persuade each other that we’re human.” Neil Gaiman
Stories, Humanity, Connection, Empathy, Communication
Neil Gaiman Stories, Humanity, Connection, Empathy, Communication“A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick – a couple of thousand words to take you around the universe or break your heart.” Neil Gaiman
Short Story, Magic, Emotion, Brevity, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Short Story, Magic, Emotion, Brevity, Storytelling