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And there never was an apple, in Adam's opinion, that wasn't worth the trouble you got into for eating it. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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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. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#because #concentrating #effort #novels #prose

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#awards #battle #between #big #doomed

I don't know if proud is the right word, but I am somebody who does not, on the whole, have the highest regard for my own stuff in that when I look all I get to see are the flaws. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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I started out writing much more science fictiony stuff and writing about science fiction. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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

— Neil Gaiman

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I think of myself as a very lazy author. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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I wanted to write something that would be a comedy in the sense of making people feel happier when they finish it than they did when began it. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

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

— Neil Gaiman

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