The young man shivered. He rolled the stock themes of fantasy over in his mind: cars and stockbrokers and commuters, housewives and… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Mr. Charles Dickens was serializing his novel Oliver Twist; Mr. Draper had just taken the first photograph of the moon, freezing her… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“The marquis stared at Richard, openly amused. "What a refreshing mind you have, young man," he said. "There really is nothing quite… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“The cafe door opened. A young man in dusty white leathers entered, and the wind blew in empty crisp packets and newspapers… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I'd love to write some porn, but I don't know if I have the right engines. When I was a young man… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
When I was a kid and a young man I read everything. When I was about 23, I was incredibly lucky in… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
You are young, and in love. Every young man in your position is the most miserable young man who ever lived. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Young man," he said, "understand this: there are two Londons. There's London Above―that's where you lived―and then there's London Below―the Underside―inhabited by… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“The voice came from the night all around him, in his head and out of it. "What do you want?' it repeated.… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I am the most miserable person who ever lived," he said... "You are young, and in love," said Primus. "Every young man… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
What a refreshing mind you have, young man. There really is nothing quite like total ignorance, is there? — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“You are young, and in love," said Primus. "Every young man in your position is the most miserable young man who ever… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
There are characters in some short stories who exist as people, and there are other characters in different short stories who exist… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“You’re as plain as the nose on your face,” said Mr. Pennyworth. “And your nose is remarkably obvious. As is the rest… — 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