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Neil Gaiman Quotes

It’s astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself into, if one works at it. And astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself out of, if one assumes that everything will, somehow or other, work out for the best Picture Quote #1

They also held that the way to salvation was to give way to lust and temptation in all things. And no greater percentage of them turned up here than of any other religion. Amusing, isn’t it? Picture Quote #1

Of course you don’t believe in fairies. You’re fifteen. You think I believed in fairies at fifteen? Took me until I was at least a hundred and forty. Hundred and fifty, maybe. Anyway, he wasn’t a fairy. He was a librarian. All right? Picture Quote #1

Hearts may break, but hearts are the toughest of muscles, able to pump for a lifetime, seventy times a minute, and scarcely falter along the way. Even dreams, the most delicate and intangible of things, can prove remarkably difficult to kill Picture Quote #1

Nothing’s changed. You’ll go home. You’ll be bored. You’ll be ignored. No one will listen to you, really listen to you. You’re too clever and too quiet for them to understand. They don’t even get your name right Picture Quote #1

Recounting the strange is like telling one’s dreams: one can communicate the events of a dream, but not the emotional content, the way that a dream can colour one’s entire day Picture Quote #1

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I thought about moving south, about continuing to run, continuing to pretend I was alive. But it was, I knew now, much too late for that. There are doors, after all, between the living and the dead, and they swing in both directions Picture Quote #1

I remembered something somebody had once said to me. It’s okay. Everyday is freshly ground Picture Quote #1

And then it went, and time passed properly once more, every second following every other second just like they’re meant to Picture Quote #1

I thought I was your destination. Looks like I was just another stop on the line Picture Quote #1

For me, I would rather read a good book, from a contented author. I don’t really care what it takes to produce that Picture Quote #1

As sure as water’s wet and days are long and a friend will always disappoint you in the end Picture Quote #1

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I like airplanes. I like anywhere that isn’t a proper place. I like in betweens Picture Quote #1

There are a number of paths that lead to this place. I have been avoiding them for some small time, now Picture Quote #1

The only advice I can give you is what you’re telling yourself. Only, maybe you’re too scared to listen Picture Quote #1

Loyalty was a great thing, but no lieutenants should be forced to choose between their leader and a circus with elephants Picture Quote #1

Diana used to tell me she had a travel jinx, something I only really started to believe when the plane door fell off Picture Quote #1

A god’s relationship to the world, even a world in which he was walking, was about as emotionally connected as that of a computer gamer playing with knowledge of the overall shape of the game and armed with a complete set of cheat codes Picture Quote #1

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It stared at them, and it paused for a hundred years, which transpired in a dozen heart beats Picture Quote #1

It has occasionally been remarked upon that it is as easy to overlook something large and obvious as it is to overlook something small and niggling, and that the large things one overlooks often cause problems Picture Quote #1

And I would try and walk far enough away that people would not assume I was with him Picture Quote #1

He tried to listen to the conversations going on at the table and he found that he could no longer concentrate on what anyone was saying and which was worse that he was not interested in any of what he was able to hear Picture Quote #1

Stories are in one way or another mirrors. We use them to explain to ourselves how the world works or how it doesn’t work. Like mirrors stories prepare us for the day to come. They distract us from the things in darkness Picture Quote #1

We build a shell around it, like an oyster dealing with a painful particle of grit, coating it with smooth pearl layers in order to cope. This is how we walk and talk and function, day in, day out. Immune to others’ pain and loss Picture Quote #1

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For some, it was easier to take the leap from the leafless tree and dance on nothing until dancing was done Picture Quote #1

I think I would rather be a man than a God. We don’t need anyone to believe in us. We just keep going anyhow. It’s what we do Picture Quote #1

He entertained these thoughts awkwardly, as a man entertains unexpected guests. Then, as he reached his objective, he pushed these thoughts away, as a man apologizes to his guests, and leaves them, muttering something about a prior engagement Picture Quote #1

Eyes as black and as shiny as chips of obsidian stared back into his. They were eyes like black holes, letting nothing out, not even information Picture Quote #1

All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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It’s astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself into, if one works at it. And astonishing how much trouble one can get oneself out of, if one assumes that everything will, somehow or other, work out for the best (Neil Gaiman Quotes) They also held that the way to salvation was to give way to lust and temptation in all things. And no greater percentage of them turned up here than of any other religion. Amusing, isn’t it? (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Of course you don’t believe in fairies. You’re fifteen. You think I believed in fairies at fifteen? Took me until I was at least a hundred and forty. Hundred and fifty, maybe. Anyway, he wasn’t a fairy. He was a librarian. All right? (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Hearts may break, but hearts are the toughest of muscles, able to pump for a lifetime, seventy times a minute, and scarcely falter along the way. Even dreams, the most delicate and intangible of things, can prove remarkably difficult to kill (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Nothing’s changed. You’ll go home. You’ll be bored. You’ll be ignored. No one will listen to you, really listen to you. You’re too clever and too quiet for them to understand. They don’t even get your name right (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Recounting the strange is like telling one’s dreams: one can communicate the events of a dream, but not the emotional content, the way that a dream can colour one’s entire day (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I thought about moving south, about continuing to run, continuing to pretend I was alive. But it was, I knew now, much too late for that. There are doors, after all, between the living and the dead, and they swing in both directions (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I remembered something somebody had once said to me. It’s okay. Everyday is freshly ground (Neil Gaiman Quotes) And then it went, and time passed properly once more, every second following every other second just like they’re meant to (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I thought I was your destination. Looks like I was just another stop on the line (Neil Gaiman Quotes) For me, I would rather read a good book, from a contented author. I don’t really care what it takes to produce that (Neil Gaiman Quotes) As sure as water’s wet and days are long and a friend will always disappoint you in the end (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I like airplanes. I like anywhere that isn’t a proper place. I like in betweens (Neil Gaiman Quotes) There are a number of paths that lead to this place. I have been avoiding them for some small time, now (Neil Gaiman Quotes) The only advice I can give you is what you’re telling yourself. Only, maybe you’re too scared to listen (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Loyalty was a great thing, but no lieutenants should be forced to choose between their leader and a circus with elephants (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Diana used to tell me she had a travel jinx, something I only really started to believe when the plane door fell off (Neil Gaiman Quotes) A god’s relationship to the world, even a world in which he was walking, was about as emotionally connected as that of a computer gamer playing with knowledge of the overall shape of the game and armed with a complete set of cheat codes (Neil Gaiman Quotes) It stared at them, and it paused for a hundred years, which transpired in a dozen heart beats (Neil Gaiman Quotes) It has occasionally been remarked upon that it is as easy to overlook something large and obvious as it is to overlook something small and niggling, and that the large things one overlooks often cause problems (Neil Gaiman Quotes) And I would try and walk far enough away that people would not assume I was with him (Neil Gaiman Quotes) He tried to listen to the conversations going on at the table and he found that he could no longer concentrate on what anyone was saying and which was worse that he was not interested in any of what he was able to hear (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Stories are in one way or another mirrors. We use them to explain to ourselves how the world works or how it doesn’t work. Like mirrors stories prepare us for the day to come. They distract us from the things in darkness (Neil Gaiman Quotes) We build a shell around it, like an oyster dealing with a painful particle of grit, coating it with smooth pearl layers in order to cope. This is how we walk and talk and function, day in, day out. Immune to others’ pain and loss (Neil Gaiman Quotes) For some, it was easier to take the leap from the leafless tree and dance on nothing until dancing was done (Neil Gaiman Quotes) I think I would rather be a man than a God. We don’t need anyone to believe in us. We just keep going anyhow. It’s what we do (Neil Gaiman Quotes) He entertained these thoughts awkwardly, as a man entertains unexpected guests. Then, as he reached his objective, he pushed these thoughts away, as a man apologizes to his guests, and leaves them, muttering something about a prior engagement (Neil Gaiman Quotes) Eyes as black and as shiny as chips of obsidian stared back into his. They were eyes like black holes, letting nothing out, not even information (Neil Gaiman Quotes) All writers have this vague hope that the elves will come in the night and finish any stories (Neil Gaiman Quotes) 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 Quotes)

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