The first author I remember being obsessed by, actually realizing 'I like the way he writes and I like the way he tells stories,' was C.S. Lewis and the 'Narnia' books. Neil Gaiman authorbooklewis Change image and share on social
The joy of doing 'Sandman' was doing a comic and telling people, 'No, it has an end,' at a time when nobody thought you could actually get to the end and stop doing a comic that people were still buying just because you'd finished. Neil Gaiman buycomicend share on social
Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed. Neil Gaiman awardbattlebig 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
I kept starting 'Anansi Boys' as a movie and stopping, and eventually wrote the novel and was happy. Neil Gaiman anansiboyeventually Change image and share on social
So the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is out there preserving and fighting for, and sometimes winning and sometimes losing, the fight for First Amendment rights in comics and, more generally, for freedom of speech. Neil Gaiman amendmentbookcomic share on social
I don't know if any single book made me want to write. C.S. Lewis was the first writer to make me aware that somebody was writing the book I was reading - these wonderful parenthetical asides to the reader. Neil Gaiman asideawarebook 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
Life is always going to be stranger than fiction, because fiction has to be convincing, and life doesn't. Neil Gaiman convincefictionlife Change image and share on social
I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect. Neil Gaiman artdeserveform Change image and share on social
