Then, one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...you give them a piece of you. They don't ask for it. They do something dumb one day like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore.
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Outside, they're big and thoughtless and t... NEIL GAIMAN Books were safer than other people anyway. NEIL GAIMAN I don't think I'm mainstream. I think what I am is lots and lots of different cults. And whe... NEIL GAIMAN As an author, I've never forgotten how to daydream. NEIL GAIMAN Remember your name. Do not lose hope ---what you seek will be found. NEIL GAIMAN I felt like a Porsche that had learned it wasn't a bicycle anymore but was still taking part in bicy... NEIL GAIMAN I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, ... NEIL GAIMAN One of the dwarfs walked in front of Thor to get a better view of the prye, and Thor kicked him irri... NEIL GAIMAN The last dead leaves of fall crackled underfoot, winter-crisp. NEIL GAIMAN I asked him if it were a mirage, and he said yes. I said it was a dream, and he agreed, But said it ... NEIL GAIMAN You don't get explanations in real life. You just get moments that are absolutely, utterly, inexplic... NEIL GAIMAN Every lover is, in his heart, a madman, and, in his head, a minstrel. NEIL GAIMAN So I went out and bought myself a copy of the Writer and Artist Yearbook, bought lots of magazines a... NEIL GAIMAN When you smiled you had my undivided attention. When you laughed you had my urge to laugh with you. ... NEIL GAIMAN Watching you walk out of my life does not make me bitter or cynical about love. But rather makes me ... NEIL GAIMAN As I look back on all that's happened..growing up, growing together, changing you, changing me -- th... NEIL GAIMAN I miss you when something really good happens, because you are the one I want to share it with. I mi... NEIL GAIMAN Love that we can not have is the one that lasts the longest, hurts the deepest and feels the stronge... NEIL GAIMAN Yes I love him. I love him more than anything else in this world and there is nothing that I would l... NEIL GAIMAN To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, bu... NEIL GAIMAN Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe... NEIL GAIMAN I've noticed that being with you, I smile more often, I anger a little less quickly, the sun shines ... NEIL GAIMAN What power would Hell have if those imprisoned there were not able to dream of Heaven? NEIL GAIMAN Anyway: I'm not blessed or merciful. I'm just me. I've got a job to do and I do it. Listen: even as ... NEIL GAIMAN The biggest difference between England and America is that England has history, while America has ge... NEIL GAIMAN Archimedes said that with a long enough lever and a solid enough place to stand, he could move the w... NEIL GAIMAN This little piggy went to Hades This little piggy stayed home This little piggy ate raw an... NEIL GAIMAN