Because, if one is writing novels today, concentrating on the beauty of the prose is right up there with concentrating on your semi-colons, for wasted effort.

Quote by Neil Gaiman

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I'm one of those writers who tends to be really good at making outlines and...

I'm one of those writers who tends to be really good at making outlines and...

I lost some time once. It's always in the last place you look for it.

I lost some time once. It's always in the last place you look for it.

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

Firstly, there is no such person as Death. Second, Death's this tall guy with a...

Firstly, there is no such person as Death. Second, Death's this tall guy with a...

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the...

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the...

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some...

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some...

You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all...

You get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get ideas all...

So the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is out there preserving and fighting for, and...

So the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is out there preserving and fighting for, and...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the...

It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the...

Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour.

Rock and roll stars have it much better than writers when they're on a tour.

I loved writing a book in which, in some ways, it's very, very classical, and...

I loved writing a book in which, in some ways, it's very, very classical, and...

You are time. Foul time, who steals the gold from a maiden's hair and takes...

You are time. Foul time, who steals the gold from a maiden's hair and takes...

American Gods is about 200,000 words long, and I'm sure there are words that are...

American Gods is about 200,000 words long, and I'm sure there are words that are...

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big,...

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big,...

We all not only could know everything. We do. We just tell ourselves we don't...

We all not only could know everything. We do. We just tell ourselves we don't...

I was always so relieved that anyone wants to publish anything I've written.

I was always so relieved that anyone wants to publish anything I've written.

I started writing when I was about 20, 21 maybe.

I started writing when I was about 20, 21 maybe.

I think of myself as a very lazy author.

I think of myself as a very lazy author.

This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are...

This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are...