You don't get heaven or hell. Do you know the only reward you get for being Batman? You get to be Batman.
Neil GaimanIn many ways, it was much, much harder to get the first book contract. The hardest thing probably overall has been learning not to trust people, publicists and so forth, implicitly.
Neil GaimanI decided that I would do my best in the future not to write books just for money. If you didn't get the money then you didn't have anything. If I did the work I was proud of and I didn't get the money, at least I'd have the work.
Neil Gaiman