In many ways, it was much, much harder to get the first book contract. The hardest thing probably overall has been learning not to trust people, publicists and so forth, implicitly. Neil Gaiman bookcontracthard Change image and share on social
There's a glorious sense of freedom in comedy, just allowing myself to tell jokes, allowing myself to interrupt myself and tell old African folk stories that I made up - or didn't - and Jamaican stories. Neil Gaiman africanallowcomedy share on social
Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. Neil Gaiman chesthearthorrible Change image and share on social
I was a scholarship minor public school day boy at Ardingly College and later Whitgift School. Then, straight into work as a journalist - a wonderful thing for a writer. Neil Gaiman ardinglyboycollege Change image and share on social
Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals. Neil Gaiman allowbuildempathy Change image and share on social
As a kid, I would get my parents to drop me off at my local library on their way to work during the summer holidays, and I would walk home at night. For several years, I read the children's library until I finished the children's library. Then I moved into the adult library and slowly worked my way through them. Neil Gaiman adultchilddrop share on social
What I'd love to do is every now and then go, 'Oh my God, I've got this amazing idea for 'Doctor Who.' Neil Gaiman amazedoctorgod Change image and share on social
Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour. Neil Gaiman rockrollstar Change image and share on social
My stuff gets published in some countries as fiction and in some countries as fantasy. It's just where they think it will do best in the bookshops. Neil Gaiman bookshopcountryfantasy Change image and share on social
A library is a place that is a repository of information and gives every citizen equal access to it. That includes health information. And mental health information. It's a community space. It's a place of safety, a haven from the world. Neil Gaiman accesscitizencommunity share on social