When I started out, there were a lot of things I knew I couldn't do, and a lot of things I only found out I couldn't do by going and doing it. And no-one was watching, and nobody cared.
Neil Gaiman
Experimentation, Learning, Self Discovery, Failure, Growth
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“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 the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect.” Neil Gaiman
Short Story, Writing, Storytelling, Underrated, Literary Form
Neil Gaiman Short Story, Writing, Storytelling, Underrated, Literary Form“I'll agonize over sentences. Mostly because you're trying to create specific effects with sentences, and because there are a number of different voices in the book.” Neil Gaiman
Writing Process, Perfectionism, Craft, Style, Voices
Neil Gaiman Writing Process, Perfectionism, Craft, Style, Voices“We owe it to each other to tell stories.” Neil Gaiman
Storytelling, Human Connection, Culture, Obligation, Communication
Neil Gaiman Storytelling, Human Connection, Culture, Obligation, Communication“Hey, that’s life, flick it off if you can’t take a joke.” Neil Gaiman
Humor, Life, Resilience, Acceptance, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Humor, Life, Resilience, Acceptance, Perspective“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“My people, we stay indoors. We have keyboards. We have darkness. It's quiet.” Neil Gaiman
Writers, Lifestyle, Creativity, Solitude, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Writers, Lifestyle, Creativity, Solitude, Introspection“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“When I was a kid, we actually lived in a house that had been divided in two at one point, which meant that one room in our house opened up onto a brick wall. And I was convinced all I had to do was just open it the right way and it wouldn't be a brick wall. So I'd sidle over to the door and I'd pull it open.” Neil Gaiman
Childhood, Imagination, Possibility, Memory, Hope
Neil Gaiman Childhood, Imagination, Possibility, Memory, Hope“People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.” Neil Gaiman
Dreams, Reality, Perception, Imagination, Subconscious
Neil Gaiman Dreams, Reality, Perception, Imagination, Subconscious“Only the phoenix rises and does not descend. And everything changes. And nothing is truly lost.” Neil Gaiman
Transformation, Resilience, Change, Hope, Continuity
Neil Gaiman Transformation, Resilience, Change, Hope, Continuity“Even nothing cannot last forever.” Neil Gaiman
Emptiness, Eternity, Impermanence, Philosophical Concept, Time Perception
Neil Gaiman Emptiness, Eternity, Impermanence, Philosophical Concept, Time Perception“Let her tell stories and dance in the rain, somersault, tumble and run. Her joys must be high as her sorrows are deep; let her grow like a weed in the sun.” Neil Gaiman
Joy, Freedom, Expression, Childhood Play, Personal Growth
Neil Gaiman Joy, Freedom, Expression, Childhood Play, Personal Growth“People who believe they'll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, learn it doesn't work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.” Neil Gaiman
Happiness, Self Awareness, Travel, Personal Growth, Perspective
Neil Gaiman Happiness, Self Awareness, Travel, Personal Growth, Perspective“I started blogging a decade ago because I like blogging. Writing's a kind of lonely thing to do, and I liked the idea of demystifying the process because I loved it as a kid and teenager and as somebody who wanted desperately to write.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Blogging, Process, Passion, Communication
Neil Gaiman Writing, Blogging, Process, Passion, Communication“One word after another. That's the only way that novels get written and, short of elves coming in the night and turning your jumbled notes into Chapter Nine, it's the only way to do it. So keep on keeping on. Write another word and then another.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Perseverance, Process, Advice, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Writing, Perseverance, Process, Advice, Creativity“Death is the second oldest of the Endless. It's hard not to love her. She loves you, after all.” Neil Gaiman
Death, Personification, Love, Acceptance, Mythology
Neil Gaiman Death, Personification, Love, Acceptance, Mythology“Books make great gifts because they have whole worlds inside of them. And it's much cheaper to buy somebody a book than it is to buy them the whole world!” Neil Gaiman
Gifts, Books, Imagination, Affordability, Sharing Worlds
Neil Gaiman Gifts, Books, Imagination, Affordability, Sharing Worlds“When you're starting off as a young writer, you look at all the stuff that's gone before and the stuff that's influenced you, and you reach the ladle of your imagination into this bubbling stew pot of all of this stuff, and you pour it out. And that's where you start from.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Inspiration, Creativity, Beginnings, Influence
Neil Gaiman Writing, Inspiration, Creativity, Beginnings, Influence