Hell Quotes by Neil Gaiman

15 Hell quotes by Neil Gaiman

Gaiman’s take on Hell feels like a short story in itself. Across fifteen lines he blends myth, modernity, and a touch of melancholy, giving readers a concise yet richly textured glimpse into his dark imagination.

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“I think hell is something you carry arround with you. Not somewhere you go.”

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“I think maybe Hell is a place. But you don't have to stay anywhere forever.”

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“If Hell is other people, thought Shadow, then Purgatory is airports.”

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I think hell is something you carry around with you, not somewhere you go.

Neil Gaiman

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“If Hell is other people... then Purgatory is airports.”

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“Hell is something you carry with you.”

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You don't get heaven or hell. Do you know the only reward you get for being Batman? You get to be Batman.

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Tomorrow may be hell, but today was a good writing day, and on the good writing days nothing else matters.

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“What power would Hell have if those here imprisoned were not able to dream of Heaven?”

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What power would Hell have if those imprisoned were not able to dream of Heaven?

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“What power would hell have if those imprisoned here would not be able to dream of heaven?”

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“Hell wasn't a major reservoir of evil, any more then Heaven, in Crowley's opinion, was a fountain of goodness; they were just…

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“Go back? I don’t know. I think hell’s something you carry around with you. Not somewhere you go. They’re doing the same…

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“There must be a Hell. A place for demons. A place for the damned. Hell is Heaven's reflection. Heaven's shadow. They define…

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“You say I have no power? Perhaps you speak truly... But — you say that dreams have no power here? Tell me,…

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“[T]hey could not help being amused every time another little human believed itself the center of its world, as each of us does.”

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So many things to see, people to do.

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“Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.’ – Ben Franklin,”

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“The quickest way is sometimes the longest.”

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“They were spells, spelled with words to make worlds, waiting for me, in the pages of books.”

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Finish what you're writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.

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What do stars do? They shine.

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