When you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave.
Neil Gaiman
Bravery, Fear, Courage, Action, Resilience
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“We make choices. No one else can live our lives for us. And we must confront and accept the consequences of our actions.” Neil Gaiman
Choices, Responsibility, Consequences, Self Determination, Accountability
Neil Gaiman Choices, Responsibility, Consequences, Self Determination, Accountability“I don’t know why people would want to have lunch with writers. I’ve eaten with writers. We have appalling table manners, and rarely say anything other than ‘Pass the salt’ or ‘If you’re not going to eat that, can I have it?’” Neil Gaiman
Writers, Humor, Dining, Social Interactions, Idiosyncrasies
Neil Gaiman Writers, Humor, Dining, Social Interactions, Idiosyncrasies“Nobody will ever hurt her. She'll just smile her faint vague wonderful smile and walk away.” Neil Gaiman
Resilience, Strength, Independence, Protection, Character Description
Neil Gaiman Resilience, Strength, Independence, Protection, Character Description“You get on with your own life. Lettie gave it to you. You just have to grow up and try and be worth it.” Neil Gaiman
Growth, Life, Identity, Responsibility, Self-worth
Neil Gaiman Growth, Life, Identity, Responsibility, Self-worth“The house smelled musty and damp, and a little sweet, as if it were haunted by the ghosts of long-dead cookies.” Neil Gaiman
Atmosphere, Description, Nostalgia, Haunting, Sensory Experience
Neil Gaiman Atmosphere, Description, Nostalgia, Haunting, Sensory Experience“Can’t make an omelette without killing a few people.” Neil Gaiman
Omelette, Sacrifice, Consequences, Humor, Pragmatism
Neil Gaiman Omelette, Sacrifice, Consequences, Humor, Pragmatism“I know not whether you came to me or I to you. Not whether it was a dream, asleep or awake. I am lost in the darkness of a downcast heart. Dream or reality. Let it be decided tonight.” Neil Gaiman
Dream, Reality, Relationship, Confusion, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Dream, Reality, Relationship, Confusion, Introspection“This is how you do it: you sit down at the keyboard and you put one word after another until its done. It's that easy, and that hard.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Process, Simplicity, Difficulty, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Writing, Process, Simplicity, Difficulty, Creativity“We have the right, and the obligation, to tell old stories in our own ways, because they are our stories.” Neil Gaiman
Stories, Obligation, Expression, Creativity, Culture
Neil Gaiman Stories, Obligation, Expression, Creativity, Culture“I was a scholarship minor public school day boy at Ardingly College and later Whitgift School. Then, straight into work as a journalist - a wonderful thing for a writer.” Neil Gaiman
Education, Journalism, Experience, Growth, Background
Neil Gaiman Education, Journalism, Experience, Growth, Background“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“I must confess, I have always wondered what lay beyond life, my dear. Yeah, everybody wonders. And sooner or later everybody gets to find out.” Neil Gaiman
Wonder, Life, Beyond, Existential Questions, Universal Truths
Neil Gaiman Wonder, Life, Beyond, Existential Questions, Universal Truths“Things blossom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time.” Neil Gaiman
Growth, Time, Natural Cycles, Beauty, Patience
Neil Gaiman Growth, Time, Natural Cycles, Beauty, Patience“The great thing about Batman and Superman, in truth, is that they are literally transcendent. They are better than most of the stories they are in.” Neil Gaiman
Superheroes, Transcendence, Batman, Superman, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Superheroes, Transcendence, Batman, Superman, Storytelling“Perfection is like chasing the horizon. Keep moving.” Neil Gaiman
Perfection, Progress, Motivation, Goals, Personal Growth
Neil Gaiman Perfection, Progress, Motivation, Goals, Personal Growth“Always worth it to have tried, even if you fail, even if you fall like a meteor forever. Better to have flamed in the darkness, to have inspired others, to have lived, than to have sat in the darkness, cursing the people who borrowed, but did not return, your candle.” Neil Gaiman
Failure, Inspiration, Courage, Legacy, Life
Neil Gaiman Failure, Inspiration, Courage, Legacy, Life“Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Empathy, Storytelling, Personal Perspective, Truth-telling
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Empathy, Storytelling, Personal Perspective, Truth-telling