2,216 Quotes by Neil Gaiman

She decides to make a list of the things that make her happy. She writes ‘plum-blossom’ at the top of a piece of paper. Then she stares at the paper, unable to think of anything else. Eventually it begins to get dark.

Some of the things are the same no matter which world you’re in, kid. One of ’em is this: The quickest way out of something is usually straight through it.

The truth is, it’s not the idea, it’s never the idea, it’s always what you do with it.

I believe that mankind’s destiny lies in the stars...

It won’t hurt, said her other father. Coraline knew that when grown-ups told you something wouldn’t hurt it almost always did. She shook her head.

As sure as water’s wet and days are long and a friend will always disappoint you in the end.

Really, he thought, if you couldn’t trust a poet to offer sensible advice, who could you trust?

If you, as a parent, raise your children well, they won’t need you anymore. If you did it properly, they go away.

I hope the strong women out there aren’t quiet and they don’t go away, because when people attack you for speaking, the best way to drive them nuts is to smile and carry on speaking, louder, more wisely, more intensely, more articulately than ever.