When we hold each other, in the darkness, it doesn't make the darkness go away. The bad things are still out there. The nightmares still walking. When we hold each other we feel not safe, but better. "It's all right" we whisper, "I'm here, I love you." and we lie: "I'll never leave you." For just a moment or two the darkness doesn't seem so bad.
Neil GaimanStories are in one way or another mirrors. We use them to explain to ourselves how the world works or how it doesnโt work. Like mirrors stories prepare us for the day to come. They distract us from the things in darkness.
Neil GaimanWhen I started out, there were a lot of things I knew I couldn't do, and a lot of things I only found out I couldn't do by going and doing it. And no-one was watching, and nobody cared.
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