black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

You don’t get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplicably odd.

Neil Gaiman

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
NEIL GAIMAN

Deep Existence Fairy Tale True
I believe that all men are just overgrown boys with deep problems communicating.
NEIL GAIMAN

Believe Communication Deep Myself Problem
Oh, monsters are scared,” said Lettie.” That’s why they’re monsters.
NEIL GAIMAN

Deep Scared
It’s like the people who believe they’ll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, but who learn it doesn’t work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you. If you see what I mean.
NEIL GAIMAN

Believe Happiness Live People Yourself
You can’t trust other people. If it’s important, you have to do it yourself.
NEIL GAIMAN

Important People Trust Yourself
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, you’re doing something.
NEIL GAIMAN

Hope Inspirational Mistake Myself
When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.
NEIL GAIMAN

Children Morning Myself Philosophy Travel
What do stars do? They shine.
NEIL GAIMAN

One Liner Shine Stars
Adults follow paths. Children explore.
NEIL GAIMAN

Children Explore One Liner
I can believe things that are true and things that aren’t true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they’re true or not.
NEIL GAIMAN

Believe Myself Philosophy True
I went away in my head, into a book. That was where I went whenever real life was too hard or too inflexible.
NEIL GAIMAN

Life Myself Reality
Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back the right one.
NEIL GAIMAN

Library Right Worth
I think hell is something you carry around with you. Not somewhere you go.
NEIL GAIMAN

Carry Deep Hell Myself Philosophy Thinking
Adventures are all very well in their place, but there’s a lot to be said for regular meals and freedom from pain.
NEIL GAIMAN

Adventure Freedom. Pain Place
I think I fell in love with her, a little bit. Isn’t that dumb? But it was like I knew her. Like she was my oldest, dearest friend.
NEIL GAIMAN

Friendship Love Myself Thinking
There are a hundred things she has tried to chase away the things she won’t remember and that she can’t even let herself think about because that’s when the birds scream and the worms crawl and somewhere in her mind it’s always raining a slow and endless drizzle.
NEIL GAIMAN

Herself Nature Rain Remember Try

You don’t get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplicably odd.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

You don’t get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplicably odd.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Neil Gaiman Quotes