This is a roadside attraction,' said Wednesday. 'One of the finest. Which means it is a place of power. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Some things may change," said Wednesday, abruptly. "People, however... People stay the same. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“It's patterns," he said. "If they think you're a hero, they're wrong. After you die, you don't get to be Beowulf or… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
This is the only country in the world," said Wednesday, into the stillness, "that worries about what it is." "What?" "The rest… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
This is the only country in the world, that worries about what it is. The rest of them know what they are.… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Wednesday was talking to him. “I’m sorry?” said Shadow. “I said we’re here,” said Wednesday. “You were somewhere else.” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Yes, it was crooked," said Wednesday, "but it was the only game in town.” — 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