I would not describe myself as a political writer except in the sense that the personal is political, which is something that I do strongly believe. And in that sense American Gods is a very personal novel and a political novel. I was trying to describe the experience of coming to America as an immigrant, the experience of watching the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share
“I believe that all politicians are unprincipled crooks and I still believe that they are better than the alternative. I” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Gradually he realized that the Tube map was a handy fiction that made life easier but bore no resemblance to the reality… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“They may share certain cultural signifiers—money, a federal government, entertainment; it’s the same land, obviously—but the only things that give it the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Nothing you do in the White House matters. You know why not? Because as far as the mass of voting morons is… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
It used to be thought that the events that changed the world were things like big bombs, maniac politicians, huge earthquakes, or… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Husband runs off with a politician? Make good art. Leg crushed and then eaten by mutated boa constrictor? Make good art. IRS… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Right. Right. Well, if you do see a flying UFO, these government men come and tell you off," said Adam, getting back… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“People talk about books that write themselves, and it's a lie. Books don't write themselves. It takes thought and research and a backache and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Like all sentient beings, Fat Charlie had a weirdness quotient. For some days the needle had been over in the red, occasionally banging jerkily… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Shadow crawled across the floor to the yellow foam-rubber pad and climbed onto it, pulling the thin blanket over himself, and closed his eyes,… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“[T]hey could not help being amused every time another little human believed itself the center of its world, as each of us does.” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
You need more than a beginning if you're going to start a book. If all you have is a beginning, then once you've written… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
You can tell the date of an old science fiction novel by every word on the page. Nothing dates harder and faster and more… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“They were spells, spelled with words to make worlds, waiting for me, in the pages of books.” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Finish what you're writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image