You know I love you,' said the other mother flatly. 'You have a very funny way of showing it,' said Coraline.
Neil GaimanNothingโs changed. Youโll go home. Youโll be bored. Youโll be ignored. No one will listen to you, really listen to you. Youโre too clever and too quiet for them to understand. They donโt even get your name right.
Neil GaimanWe build a shell around it, like an oyster dealing with a painful particle of grit, coating it with smooth pearl layers in order to cope. This is how we walk and talk and function , day in, day out. Immune to othersโ pain and loss.
Neil GaimanNever use five words if you can get away with one, eh? I've known dead men talk more than you do.
Neil GaimanDon't worry about trying to develop a style. Style is what you can't help doing. If you write enough, you draw enough, you'll have a style, whether you want it or not. Don't worry about whether you're "commercial". Tell your own stories, draw your own pictures. Let other people follow you.
Neil Gaiman