Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman (born 1960) is an English author of novels, short fiction, comic books, and screenplays, renowned for works such as The Sandman, American Gods, and Coraline. His writing spans fantasy, horror, and mythic fiction and has received numerous awards.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Portchester
- Awards
- 🏆 Bram Stoker Award for Novel🏆 Hugo Award for Best Novel🏆 Nebula Award for Best Novel🏆 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form🏆 Hugo Award for Best Novella
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up."
"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…"
"In a perfect world, you could fuck people without giving them a piece of your heart. And every glittering kiss and every touch of flesh is another shard of heart you’ll never see again."
"Let us begin this letter, this prelude to an encounter, formally, as a declaration, in the old-fashioned way: I love you. You do not know me (although you have seen me, smiled at me). I know you (alth…"
"Sleep my little baby-ohSleep until you wakenWhen you wake you'll see the worldIf I'm not mistaken...Kiss a loverDance a measure,Find your nameAnd buried treasure...Face your lifeIts pain, Its pleasure…"
"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…"
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1960
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Birth1996
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