You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people is we notice when we're doing it. Neil Gaiman boredaydreamdifference Change image and share on social
The simplest way to make sure that we raise literate children is to teach them to read, and to show them that reading is a pleasurable activity. Neil Gaiman activitychildliterate Change image and share on social
A good writer should be able to write comedic work that made you laugh, and scary stuff that made you scared, and fantasy or science fiction that imbued you with a sense of wonder, and mainstream journalism that gave you clear and concise information in a way that you wanted it. Neil Gaiman clearcomedicconcise share on social
It's not a bad thing for a writer not to feel at home. Writers - we're much more comfortable at parties standing in the corner watching everybody else having a good time than we are mingling. Neil Gaiman badcomfortablecorner Change image and share on social
I want to write a play. I'd like to do an original musical. I should probably put together a poetry collection. Neil Gaiman collectionmusicaloriginal Change image and share on social
It's a given that we exist in a world where we have to live in continuity every day; no one is immune to that, in life or romance novels. By the same token, it's not something I find terribly important. Neil Gaiman continuitydayexist share on social
Oh, tweeting prolifically is the most easy thing in the world. Tweeting prolifically is like somebody saying, 'Boy, you're a really good walker around,' you know. It's not really hard. Neil Gaiman boyeasygood Change image and share on social
The only people I ever get irritated with are the ones who announce, using my Twitter handle, that they are no longer following me and why. Neil Gaiman announcehandleirritate Change image and share on social
The imagination is a muscle. If it is not exercised, it atrophies. Neil Gaiman atrophyexerciseimagination Change image and share on social
When I was 7, my proudest possession would have been my bookshelf 'cause I had alphabetized all of the books on my bookshelf. Neil Gaiman alphabetizebookbookshelf Change image and share on social
