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“We often confuse what we wish for with what is.”
Neil Gaiman
Reality, Wishful Thinking, Perception, Self Awareness, Desires
Neil Gaiman Reality, Wishful Thinking, Perception, Self Awareness, Desires“A good writer should be able to write comedic work that made you laugh, and scary stuff that made you scared, and fantasy or science fiction that imbued you with a sense of wonder, and mainstream journalism that gave you clear and concise information in a way that you wanted it.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Genres, Creativity, Versatility, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Writing, Genres, Creativity, Versatility, Storytelling“When you’re scared but you still do it anyway, that’s brave.” Neil Gaiman
Bravery, Fear, Courage, Action, Resilience
Neil Gaiman Bravery, Fear, Courage, Action, Resilience“To absent friends, lost loves, old gods, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due.” Neil Gaiman
Toast, Remembrance, Nostalgia, Respect, Mythology
Neil Gaiman Toast, Remembrance, Nostalgia, Respect, Mythology“It’s like one of those dreams that changes you. You keep some of the dream forever, and you know things down deep inside yourself, because it happened to you, but when you go looking for details they kind of just slip out of your head.” Neil Gaiman
Dreams, Change, Memory, Self Discovery, Introspection
Neil Gaiman Dreams, Change, Memory, Self Discovery, Introspection“The war had begun and nobody saw it. The storm was lowering and nobody knew it.” Neil Gaiman
War, Ignorance, Conflict, Tension, Foreshadowing
Neil Gaiman War, Ignorance, Conflict, Tension, Foreshadowing“The best way to show people true things is from a direction that they had not imagined the truth coming.” Neil Gaiman
Truth, Perception, Perspectives, Revelation, Storytelling
Neil Gaiman Truth, Perception, Perspectives, Revelation, Storytelling“If I were only allowed to read or enjoy art or listen to music made by people whose opinions and beliefs were the same as mine, I think the world would be a pretty dismal sort of a place.” Neil Gaiman
Diversity, Art, Perspectives, Culture, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Diversity, Art, Perspectives, Culture, Creativity“The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that.” Neil Gaiman
Freedom, Speech, Rights, Politics, Global Perspective
Neil Gaiman Freedom, Speech, Rights, Politics, Global Perspective“Tools, of course, can be the subtlest of traps.” Neil Gaiman
Tools, Complexity, Metaphor, Technology, Risk
Neil Gaiman Tools, Complexity, Metaphor, Technology, Risk“A life that is, like any other, unlike any other.” Neil Gaiman
Individuality, Humanity, Uniqueness, Commonality, Existence
Neil Gaiman Individuality, Humanity, Uniqueness, Commonality, Existence“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“It’s not irrelevant, those moments of connection, those places where fiction saves your life. It’s the most important thing there is.” Neil Gaiman
Connection, Fiction, Importance, Life, Salvation
Neil Gaiman Connection, Fiction, Importance, Life, Salvation“Chantal is having a relationship with a sentence. Just one of those things. A chance meeting that grew into something important for the both of them.” Neil Gaiman
Writing, Connection, Relationship, Significance, Language
Neil Gaiman Writing, Connection, Relationship, Significance, Language“The price of getting what you want, is getting what once you wanted.” Neil Gaiman
Desire, Satisfaction, Change, Perspective, Irony
Neil Gaiman Desire, Satisfaction, Change, Perspective, Irony“I liked myths. They weren’t adult stories and they weren’t children’s stories. They were better than that. They just were.” Neil Gaiman
Myths, Storytelling, Childhood, Narratives, Imagination
Neil Gaiman Myths, Storytelling, Childhood, Narratives, Imagination“I see libraries and librarians as frontline soldiers in the war against illiteracy and the lack of imagination.” Neil Gaiman
Libraries, Literacy, Librarians, Education, Advocacy
Neil Gaiman Libraries, Literacy, Librarians, Education, Advocacy“I've never known anyone who was what he or she seemed; or at least, was only what he or she seemed. People carry worlds within them.” Neil Gaiman
Identity, Complexity, Perception, Human Nature, Inner Worlds
Neil Gaiman Identity, Complexity, Perception, Human Nature, Inner Worlds