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Neil Gaiman
Writing Advice, Perseverance, Productivity, Publishing, Career
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“Does it make you feel big to make a little boy cry?” Neil Gaiman
Bullying, Empathy, Power Dynamics, Childhood, Cruelty
Neil Gaiman Bullying, Empathy, Power Dynamics, Childhood, Cruelty“I wanted to write something that would be a comedy in the sense of making people feel happier when they finish it than they did when began it.” Neil Gaiman
Comedy, Happiness, Writing, Intention, Emotional Impact
Neil Gaiman Comedy, Happiness, Writing, Intention, Emotional Impact“The things that really change the world, according to Chaos theory, are the tiny things. A butterfly flaps its wings in the Amazonian jungle, and subsequently a storm ravages half of Europe.” Neil Gaiman
Chaos Theory, Change, Influence, Events, Consequences
Neil Gaiman Chaos Theory, Change, Influence, Events, Consequences“Go and make interesting mistakes, make amazing mistakes, make glorious and fantastic mistakes. Break rules. Leave the world more interesting for your being here.” Neil Gaiman
Mistakes, Creativity, Risk Taking, Individuality, Impact
Neil Gaiman Mistakes, Creativity, Risk Taking, Individuality, Impact“Real life doesn’t have to be convincing, but fiction does.” Neil Gaiman
Fiction, Reality, Storytelling, Authenticity, Narrative
Neil Gaiman Fiction, Reality, Storytelling, Authenticity, Narrative“I watch with envious eyes and mind, the single-souled who dare not feel The wind that blows beyond the moon, who do not hear the fairy reel.” Neil Gaiman
Envy, Imagination, Adventure, Mundane Life, Fantasy
Neil Gaiman Envy, Imagination, Adventure, Mundane Life, Fantasy“It seemed to Coraline that it was crouching, and staring down at her, as if it were not really a house but only the idea of a house – and the person who had had the idea, she was certain, was not a good person.” Neil Gaiman
Perception, Imagination, Fear, Perspective, Reality
Neil Gaiman Perception, Imagination, Fear, Perspective, Reality“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness.” Neil Gaiman
Wishes, Magic, Dreams, Positivity, Hope
Neil Gaiman Wishes, Magic, Dreams, Positivity, Hope“Even the proudest spirit can be broken with love.” Neil Gaiman
Love, Vulnerability, Emotions, Strength, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Love, Vulnerability, Emotions, Strength, Relationships“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“When angels go bad they are worse than anyone else. Remember Lucifer used to be an angel.” Neil Gaiman
Angels, Morality, Darkness, Transformation, Mythology
Neil Gaiman Angels, Morality, Darkness, Transformation, Mythology“Sometimes I think that ideas float through the atmosphere like huge squishy pumpkins, waiting for heads to drop on.” Neil Gaiman
Ideas, Creativity, Inspiration, Imagination, Humor
Neil Gaiman Ideas, Creativity, Inspiration, Imagination, Humor“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“How would you feel about life if Death was your older sister?” Neil Gaiman
Death, Personification, Life, Perspective, Relationships
Neil Gaiman Death, Personification, Life, Perspective, Relationships“You attend the funeral, you bid the dead farewell. You grieve. Then you continue with your life. And at times the fact of her absence will hit you like a blow to the chest, and you will weep. But this will happen less and less as time goes on. She is dead. You are alive. So live.” Neil Gaiman
Grief, Loss, Life, Moving On, Mourning
Neil Gaiman Grief, Loss, Life, Moving On, Mourning“What a refreshing mind you have, young man. There really is nothing quite like total ignorance, is there?” Neil Gaiman
Ignorance, Perception, Wisdom, Youth, Commentary
Neil Gaiman Ignorance, Perception, Wisdom, Youth, Commentary“There's not much high and low culture any more: there's just mingling streams of art and what matters is whether it's good art or bad art.” Neil Gaiman
Art, Culture, Quality, Perception, Creativity
Neil Gaiman Art, Culture, Quality, Perception, Creativity“I was one of those kids who had books on them. Before weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, funerals and anything else where you're actually meant to not be reading, my family would frisk me and take the book away. If they didn't find it by this point in the procedure, I would be sitting over in that corner completely unnoticed just reading my book.” Neil Gaiman
Books, Childhood, Reading, Family, Nostalgia
Neil Gaiman Books, Childhood, Reading, Family, Nostalgia