Quotes by Neil Gaiman

“Dont go for the looks, it can be quite deceiving. Dont go for wealth, even that fades away -- go for someone who makes you smile because only a smile makes a dark day seem bright. Hope you find that person.”

“Never frown, because you never know when someone is falling in love with your smile.”

“You told me youd never make me cry. Now Im slipping on the tears youve made me cry. Why does it come as a surprise? To think I was so naive. Maybe it didnt mean so much to you, but it meant the world to me.”

“Ive been hurt but Ill continue to love, for that gives me courage to go on with my life.”

“I will show you a love potion without drug or herb, or any witchs spell; if you wish to be loved, love”

“Opinions are like assholes, everybodys got one!”

“In love, it is better to know and be disappointed, than to not know and always wonder.”

“There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can be reduced proportionately. When the affection IS the entertainment, we no longer call it dating. Under no circumstances can the food be omitted.”

“My knees start to shake, when youre in sight, my minds filled with wonder, my heart with fright. When will this feeling stop? When did it start? How can I listen to my mind, without breaking my heart? Im so confused, what can I do? I cant think o”

“I think the First Amendment is probably the most important thing that you have in this country. And Im always horrified at the cavalier way that you (Americans) treat it.”

“Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly.”

“Its an America with strange mythic depths. I see it as a distorting mirror; a book of danger and secrets, of romance and magic. Its about the soul of America, really. What people brought to America; what found them when they came; and the things that lie sleeping beneath it all.”

“ `Oh my God, Dad, my friends are coming over, youre not allowed to speak to them, ”

“He had noticed that events were cowards: they didnt occur singly, but instead they would run in packs and leap out at him all at once.”

“Firstly, there is no such person as Death. Second, Deaths this tall guy with a bone face, like a skeletal monk, with a scythe and an hourglass and a big white horse and a penchant for playing chess with Scandinavians. Third, he doesnt exist either.”

“It is a fools prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak.”

“Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart.”

“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.”

“Lack of will power has caused more failure than lack of intelligence or ability.”

“It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothes. But the half-wit remains a half-wit, and the emperor remains an emperor.”