All fiction is a process of imagining: whatever you write, in whatever genre or medium, your task is to make things up convincingly and interestingly and new. Neil Gaiman More Quotes by Neil Gaiman More Quotes From Neil Gaiman I think you have to accept that an artist also has a relationship with his or her art and his or her fans: you are in an open relationship whether you like it or not. Give the artist room to go into the place they create (literally or metaphorically) . And love them when they can't remember where they put their keys. Neil Gaiman keysartthinking I like the stars. It's the illusion of permanence, I think. I mean, they're always flaring up and caving in and going out. But from here, I can pretend...I can pretend that things last. I can pretend that lives last longer than moments. Gods come, and gods go. Mortals flicker and flash and fade. Worlds don't last; and stars and galaxies are transient, fleeting things that twinkle like fireflies and vanish into cold and dust. But I can pretend. Neil Gaiman starslifemean Television and cinema were all very well, but these stories happened to other people. The stories I found in books happened inside my head. I was, in some way, there. It's the magic of fiction: you take the words and you build them into worlds. Neil Gaiman magicbookpeople You have a very open relationship with your fans." "Yes. We have an open relationship. Obviously they can see other authors if they want, and I can see other readers. Neil Gaiman open-relationshipfanswant 'Doctor Who' was the first mythology that I learned, before ever I ran into Greek or Roman or Egyptian mythologies. Neil Gaiman doctorsgreekfirsts Crowley had been extremely impressed with the warranties offered by the computer industry, and had in fact sent a bundle Below to the department that drew up the Immortal Soul agreements, with a yellow memo form attached just saying: "Learn, guys..." Neil Gaiman guyagreementyellow Every now and then I'll do little things, a short story or something, that doesn't have any fantastical elements, but mostly I like the power of playing God and I like to imagine things. Neil Gaiman elementsstorieslittles 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 farewellblowgrieving I noticed a long time ago that the Universe rewards belief systems. It doesn't really matter what you believe - it'll be there and waiting for you if you go and look for it. Decide the universe is, say, run by secret enormous teddy bears, and I can guarantee you'll immediately start running across evidence that this is true. Neil Gaiman runninglongbelieve If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained. Neil Gaiman dareriskifs You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen. Neil Gaiman inspirationallifebelieve Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story. Neil Gaiman storiesdreamheart You get what anybody gets - you get a lifetime. Neil Gaiman inspirational-lifelifetimelife I will be brave, thought Coraline. No, I am brave. Neil Gaiman coralinebe-bravebrave Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it. Neil Gaiman cute-boyfriendloveromantic Lucifer protests he was never to blame for inducing anyone to sin, and that he’s never had an interest in owning souls: 'They die, and they come here – having transgressed against what they believed to be right – and expect us to fulfill their desire for pain and retribution. I don’t make them come here… I need no souls. And how can anyone own a soul? No, they belong to themselves. They just hate to have to face up to it. Neil Gaiman painhatesoul American Gods is about 200,000 words long, and I'm sure there are words that are simply in there 'cause I like them. I know I couldn't justify each and every one of them. Neil Gaiman american-godscauseslong Things bloosom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time. Neil Gaiman fadesbud People take on the shapes of the songs and the stories that surround them, especially if they don't have their own song. Neil Gaiman storiessongpeople I thought I was your destination. Looks like I was just another stop on the line. Neil Gaiman break-uprelationshipthinking
