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Neil Gaiman Quotes

It’s not the fish you catch, it’s the peace of mind you take home at the end of the day Picture Quote #1

Joy and sorrow are like milk and cookies. That’s how well they go together Picture Quote #1

Like the newspapers used to say, if the truth isn’t big enough, you print the legend Picture Quote #1

The world is always ending, and the end is always being averted, by love or foolishness or just plain old dumb luck Picture Quote #1

Where magic is concerned, there is always an initial decision, an initial willingness to let it enter your life. If that is not there neither is magic Picture Quote #1

First rule of magic: Don’t let anyone know your real name. Names have power Picture Quote #1

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Science is a way of talking about the universe in words that bind it to a common reality. Magic is a method of talking to the universe in words that it cannot ignore. The two are rarely compatible Picture Quote #1

Virginia is the place, where, technologically speaking, they will burn people at the stake for possessing such things as toasters Picture Quote #1

I love mythic stuff. I love playing with gods, I love playing with myths. A lot of it has to do with that they’re the basic places stories come from. They’re the clay that you make the bricks out of Picture Quote #1

I always say that if you’re a novelist, the challenge is not writing what you think ought to happen, but trying in some way to write what did happen in a world that doesn’t necessarily exist Picture Quote #1

I came to the conclusion that in comedy, everybody gets what they need, whereas in horror, everybody gets what they deserve. I decided that at the end of the day, I was going to give everybody what they needed Picture Quote #1

In a novel, you can always go back and make it look like you knew what you were doing all along before the thing goes out and gets published Picture Quote #1

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I loved the fact that I was suddenly no longer dependent on whether a store took out an ad in the right place, or on the word on the street Picture Quote #1

When I was young, you know, the first foreign editions that would come in of anything of mine, I’d sit there and look at them as these strange and wonderful artifacts Picture Quote #1

I love making things. I love building things. I love the idea that something’s in the world that wasn’t there before Picture Quote #1

I’m willing to make a fool out of myself in public. I’m also willing to make those mistakes that you’re going to make the first time you go out, so hopefully the next time it will be better Picture Quote #1

I love the auditioning process. I love working with the technical guys. I absolutely love the editing room. That was completely fascinating to me, working with an editor in crafting the thing into something you had in your head Picture Quote #1

I’m probably slightly more famous than I’ve been comfortable with. Famous enough to have my phone calls returned is about as famous as I want to be Picture Quote #1

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I very rarely want to go back and fix things, because I’m much more interested in the next thing, and in taking what I learned from the things that don’t work, and applying them to new things that may work Picture Quote #1

We get to experience the same thing in very different ways with different parts of ourselves Picture Quote #1

I was thinking one of the great things about fiction is we, as a race, only get to look out of our own eyes at the world. And fiction is a fantastic way of looking out through somebody else’s eyes Picture Quote #1

Fiction takes us to places that we would never otherwise go, and puts us behind eyes that are not our own Picture Quote #1

The real world has no obligation to be convincing, so it throws up some very weird moments sometimes Picture Quote #1

I’d love to think that people in the future would gather in theatres, at conventions, and in darkened rooms, and read it out to each other Picture Quote #1

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There are a lot of artists who’ve said they’d like to work with me. To be honest, I’m not sure there is such a thing as an inappropriate artist. The trick is matching the artist with a story Picture Quote #1

Whereas there are lots of good novels out there; there are a few good movies out there. People have been writing great poems for years, but there aren’t a lot of good comics. I like trying to write them Picture Quote #1

I think you’re doing better than you were the last time we saw you. You’re growing a new heart, for a start Picture Quote #1

Discontent is a good thing: discontented people can modify and improve their worlds, leave them better, leave them different Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I was the kind of person who knew what he wanted to do; I wanted to write, I wanted not to be in school, and I felt that university would just be spending another four years of my life before I could write Picture Quote #1

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It’s not the fish you catch, it’s the peace of mind you take home at the end of the day (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Joy and sorrow are like milk and cookies. That’s how well they go together (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Like the newspapers used to say, if the truth isn’t big enough, you print the legend (Neil Gaiman Quotes) The world is always ending, and the end is always being averted, by love or foolishness or just plain old dumb luck (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Where magic is concerned, there is always an initial decision, an initial willingness to let it enter your life. If that is not there neither is magic (Neil Gaiman Quotes) First rule of magic: Don’t let anyone know your real name. Names have power (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Science is a way of talking about the universe in words that bind it to a common reality. Magic is a method of talking to the universe in words that it cannot ignore. The two are rarely compatible (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Virginia is the place, where, technologically speaking, they will burn people at the stake for possessing such things as toasters (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I love mythic stuff. I love playing with gods, I love playing with myths. A lot of it has to do with that they’re the basic places stories come from. They’re the clay that you make the bricks out of (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I always say that if you’re a novelist, the challenge is not writing what you think ought to happen, but trying in some way to write what did happen in a world that doesn’t necessarily exist (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I came to the conclusion that in comedy, everybody gets what they need, whereas in horror, everybody gets what they deserve. I decided that at the end of the day, I was going to give everybody what they needed (Neil Gaiman Quotes) In a novel, you can always go back and make it look like you knew what you were doing all along before the thing goes out and gets published (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I loved the fact that I was suddenly no longer dependent on whether a store took out an ad in the right place, or on the word on the street (Neil Gaiman Quotes) When I was young, you know, the first foreign editions that would come in of anything of mine, I’d sit there and look at them as these strange and wonderful artifacts (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I love making things. I love building things. I love the idea that something’s in the world that wasn’t there before (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I’m willing to make a fool out of myself in public. I’m also willing to make those mistakes that you’re going to make the first time you go out, so hopefully the next time it will be better (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I love the auditioning process. I love working with the technical guys. I absolutely love the editing room. That was completely fascinating to me, working with an editor in crafting the thing into something you had in your head (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I’m probably slightly more famous than I’ve been comfortable with. Famous enough to have my phone calls returned is about as famous as I want to be (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I very rarely want to go back and fix things, because I’m much more interested in the next thing, and in taking what I learned from the things that don’t work, and applying them to new things that may work (Neil Gaiman Quotes) We get to experience the same thing in very different ways with different parts of ourselves (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I was thinking one of the great things about fiction is we, as a race, only get to look out of our own eyes at the world. And fiction is a fantastic way of looking out through somebody else’s eyes (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Fiction takes us to places that we would never otherwise go, and puts us behind eyes that are not our own (Neil Gaiman Quotes) The real world has no obligation to be convincing, so it throws up some very weird moments sometimes (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I’d love to think that people in the future would gather in theatres, at conventions, and in darkened rooms, and read it out to each other (Neil Gaiman Quotes) There are a lot of artists who’ve said they’d like to work with me. To be honest, I’m not sure there is such a thing as an inappropriate artist. The trick is matching the artist with a story (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Whereas there are lots of good novels out there; there are a few good movies out there. People have been writing great poems for years, but there aren’t a lot of good comics. I like trying to write them (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I think you’re doing better than you were the last time we saw you. You’re growing a new heart, for a start (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Discontent is a good thing: discontented people can modify and improve their worlds, leave them better, leave them different (Neil Gaiman Quotes) 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 Quotes) I was the kind of person who knew what he wanted to do; I wanted to write, I wanted not to be in school, and I felt that university would just be spending another four years of my life before I could write (Neil Gaiman Quotes)

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