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
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
'Doctor Who' was the first mythology that I learned, before ever I ran into Greek or Roman or Egyptian mythologies. Neil Gaiman doctoregyptiangreek Change image and share on social
You know, it's weird being interviewed! Because the weird thing about being interviewed is you get asked these questions that you've never thought about, and you find out what you think as you answer. Neil Gaiman answeraskfind Change image and share on social
I wanted to write something that would be a comedy in the sense of making people feel happier when they finish it than they did when began it. Neil Gaiman begincomedyfeel Change image and share on social
With 'Stardust', I hope what I was doing is giving 30-year-olds and 40-year-olds and 25-year-olds and 60-year-olds a chance to get the same sense of wonder, the same feeling, the same magic, that they got in reading the classic fairy tales as children. Neil Gaiman chancechildclassic share on social
When I started out, there were a lot of things I knew I couldn't do, and a lot of things I only found out I couldn't do by going and doing it. And no-one was watching, and nobody cared. Neil Gaiman carefindknow 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
The great thing about Batman and Superman, in truth, is that they are literally transcendent. They are better than most of the stories they are in. Neil Gaiman batmangreatliterally Change image and share on social
I started blogging a decade ago because I like blogging. Writing's a kind of lonely thing to do, and I liked the idea of demystifying the process because I loved it as a kid and teenager and as somebody who wanted desperately to write. Neil Gaiman agobloggingdecade share on social
