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Neil Gaiman, born November 10, 1960, is an English author distinguished for his contributions to modern fantasy literature and graphic novels. He gained prominence with "The Sandman" series (1989-1996), which was the first graphic novel to receive the World Fantasy Award. His novel "American Gods" (2001) won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, cementing his status in speculative fiction. more Neil Gaiman, born November 10, 1960, is an English author distinguished for his contributions to modern fantasy literature and graphic novels. He gained prominence with "The Sandman" series (1989-1996), which was the first graphic novel to receive the World Fantasy Award. His novel "American Gods" (2001) won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, cementing his status in speculative fiction. Additionally, Gaiman’s "Coraline" (2002), a dark fantasy children's novel, earned the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novella. Gaiman's work spans various media, including television, with his adaptation of "Good Omens" (2019), co-written with Terry Pratchett, successfully translated into a critically acclaimed series. less

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"It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak."
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"You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen."
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"You don't pass or fail at being a person."
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"The imagination is a muscle. If it is not exercised, it atrophies."
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"There is no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
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"I've been bent and broken, but - I hope - into a better shape."
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"I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't teach you anything worth knowing."
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"We're all stories, in the end."
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"The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon."
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"Everybody has a secret world inside of them."
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"Trust dreams. Trust your heart, and trust your story."
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"Sometimes you have to be a little bit wicked because it lets the light in."
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"Mirrors are for misery, nothing more. They record decay."
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"Life’s about the journey, not the destination, darling."
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"There are moments when reality exceeds my wildest dreams. Usually, it is followed by extreme regret."
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