You are time. Foul time, who steals the gold from a maiden's hair and takes the sapphire from a child's eyes. Dark time, who has stolen from every thing there ever was all the things that it held precious and…

Quote by Neil Gaiman

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God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His...

God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His...

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.

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...

Life - and I don't suppose I'm the first to make this comparison - is...

Life - and I don't suppose I'm the first to make this comparison - is...

Archimedes said that with a long enough lever and a solid enough place to stand,...

Archimedes said that with a long enough lever and a solid enough place to stand,...

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...

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...

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 think of myself as a very lazy author.

I think of myself as a very lazy author.

Somebody would say, `Can you write us an article about big, bodice-ripping, blockbusting romance novels?'...

Somebody would say, `Can you write us an article about big, bodice-ripping, blockbusting romance novels?'...

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...

And there never was an apple, in Adam's opinion, that wasn't worth the trouble you...

And there never was an apple, in Adam's opinion, that wasn't worth the trouble you...

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...

The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.

The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before.

I don't know if proud is the right word, but I am somebody who does...

I don't know if proud is the right word, but I am somebody who does...

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.

As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having...

As far as I'm concerned, the entire reason for becoming a writer is not having...

Because, if one is writing novels today, concentrating on the beauty of the prose is...

Because, if one is writing novels today, concentrating on the beauty of the prose is...

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

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