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
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
Write your story as it needs to be written. Write it honestly, and tell it as best you can. I'm not sure that there are any other rules. Not ones that matter. Neil Gaiman honestlymatterrule Change image and share on social
The current total of countries in the world with First Amendments is one. You have guaranteed freedom of speech. Other countries don't have that. Neil Gaiman amendmentcountrycurrent Change image and share on social
The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before. Neil Gaiman brighthavemake 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
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
