Whatever it takes to finish things, finish. You will learn more from a glorious failure than you ever will from something you never finished.
Neil Gaiman
Completion, Learning, Failure, Perseverance, Creative Process
Neil Gaiman’s Quotes On Topics
Discretion | Truth-telling | Dream | Empty Threats | Self-affirmation | Wonder | Cycles | Cosmic Journey | Prophecy | Destiny | Humility | Growing Up | Adaptation | Wishful Thinking | Longing | Moving On | Personal Reflection | Clarity | Self-reflection | Literacy | More
More Neil Gaiman Quotes
“Stories are like spiders, with all their long legs, and stories are like spiderwebs, which man gets himself all tangled up in but which look pretty when you see them under a leaf in the morning dew, and in the elegant way that they connect to one another, each to each.” Neil Gaiman
Stories, Connections, Narratives, Webs, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Stories, Connections, Narratives, Webs, Creativity“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“Write. Finish things. Get them published. Write something else while you're waiting for someone to publish the first thing...” Neil Gaiman
Writing Advice, Perseverance, Productivity, Publishing, Career
Neil Gaiman Writing Advice, Perseverance, Productivity, Publishing, Career“You can't run away from home without destroying somebody's world.” Neil Gaiman
Home, Consequences, Relationships, Impact, Departure
Neil Gaiman Home, Consequences, Relationships, Impact, Departure“Hell may have all the best composers, but heaven has all the best choreographers.” Neil Gaiman
Art, Heaven, Hell, Creativity, Comparison
Neil Gaiman Art, Heaven, Hell, Creativity, Comparison“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“'American Gods' was designed to be, if not open-ended, at least a trilogy kind of shape, so there's definitely one more book, probably another couple of books there to get written.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Planning, Series, Creativity, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Writing, Planning, Series, Creativity, Storytelling“In my dream, it was the tongue of what is, and anything spoken in it becomes real, because nothing said in that language can be a lie. It is the most basic building brick of everything.” Neil Gaiman
Language, Truth, Reality, Dreams, Creation
Neil Gaiman Language, Truth, Reality, Dreams, Creation“I feel like I am involved in an obscure and complex version of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a dealer who won’t tell me the rules, and who smiles all the time.” Neil Gaiman
Uncertainty, Metaphor, Complexity, Life, Confusion
Neil Gaiman Uncertainty, Metaphor, Complexity, Life, Confusion“You could fire a machine gun randomly through the pages of Lord of the Rings and never hit any women.” Neil Gaiman
Literature Critique, Gender Representation, Fantasy, Humor, Exaggeration
Neil Gaiman Literature Critique, Gender Representation, Fantasy, Humor, Exaggeration“You shine like a beacon in a dark world.” Neil Gaiman
Inspiration, Hope, Uniqueness, Light, Encouragement
Neil Gaiman Inspiration, Hope, Uniqueness, Light, Encouragement“I'm English, and 'Doctor Who' was this thing that I've been watching since I was three.” Neil Gaiman
Doctor Who, Television, Nostalgia, Storytelling, Culture
Neil Gaiman Doctor Who, Television, Nostalgia, Storytelling, Culture“Some things are too big to be seen; some emotions are too huge to be felt.” Neil Gaiman
Emotions, Magnitude, Perception, Feelings, Complexity
Neil Gaiman Emotions, Magnitude, Perception, Feelings, Complexity“I was always so relieved that anyone wants to publish anything I've written.” Neil Gaiman
Relief, Gratitude, Publishing, Creativity, Appreciation
Neil Gaiman Relief, Gratitude, Publishing, Creativity, Appreciation“If you are protected from dark things then you have no protection of, knowledge of, or understanding of dark things when they show up.” Neil Gaiman
Darkness, Protection, Knowledge, Awareness, Understanding
Neil Gaiman Darkness, Protection, Knowledge, Awareness, Understanding“Sometimes big things happen, and they echo. Those echoes crash across worlds. They are the ripples in the fabric of things. Often they manifest as storms. Reality is a fragile thing, after all.” Neil Gaiman
Change, Reality, Echoes, Storms, Fragility
Neil Gaiman Change, Reality, Echoes, Storms, Fragility“I wonder if I shall ever see her again, and I realize that I scarcely care. I can feel the sheets beneath me, and the cold air on my chest. I feel fine. I feel absolutely fine. I feel nothing at all.” Neil Gaiman
Indifference, Loss, Feelings, Acceptance, Existential Reflection
Neil Gaiman Indifference, Loss, Feelings, Acceptance, Existential Reflection“Discontent is a good thing: discontented people can modify and improve their worlds, leave them better, leave them different.” Neil Gaiman
Discontent, Improvement, Change, Activism, Progress
Neil Gaiman Discontent, Improvement, Change, Activism, Progress“My guiltiest pleasure is Harry Stephen Keeler. He may have been the greatest bad writer America has ever produced. Or perhaps the worst great writer. I do not know. There are few faults you can accuse him of that he is not guilty of. But I love him.” Neil Gaiman
Literature, Writing, Humor, Guilty Pleasure, Critique
Neil Gaiman Literature, Writing, Humor, Guilty Pleasure, Critique