There are little pockets of old time in London, where things and places stay the same, like bubbles in amber,” she explained. “There’s a lot of time in London, and it has to go somewhere—it doesn’t all get used up at once.” “I may still be hung over,” sighed Richard. “That almost made sense.
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NEIL GAIMAN It seemed to Coraline that it was crouching, and staring down at her, as if it were not really a hou... NEIL GAIMAN Coraline went over to the window and watched the rain come down. It wasn't the kind of rain you coul... NEIL GAIMAN It was true: the other mother loved her. But she loved Coraline as a miser loves money, or a dragon ... NEIL GAIMAN How big are souls anyway?" asked Coraline. The other mother sat down at the kitchen table and l... NEIL GAIMAN Oh ... My twitchy witchy girl I think you are so nice, I give you bowls of porridge And I give you b... NEIL GAIMAN But how can you walk away from something and still come back to it?" "Easy," said the cat.... NEIL GAIMAN o non voglio tutto ciò che desidero. Nessuno lo vuole. Non veramente. Che divertimento sarebbe, se ... NEIL GAIMAN Coraline’s father stopped working and made them all dinner. Coraline was disgusted. “Daddy,” s... NEIL GAIMAN Coraline tried drawing the mist. After ten minutes of drawing she still had a white sheet of paper w... NEIL GAIMAN Small world," said Coraline. "It's big enough for her," said the cat. "Spiders' webs only have to be... NEIL GAIMAN Cats don’t have names,” it said. “No?” said Coraline. “No,” said t... NEIL GAIMAN Old but contented, the face of a man who had sipped life’s vinegar and found it, by and large, to ... NEIL GAIMAN Sometimes I suspect that we build our traps ourselves, then we back into them, pretending amazement ... NEIL GAIMAN Charitably... I think... sometimes, perhaps, one must change or die. And, in the end, there were, pe... NEIL GAIMAN I believe [...] that while all human life is sacred there’s nothing wrong with the death pe... NEIL GAIMAN If an eagle gives you a feather, keep it safe. Remember: that giants sleep too soundly; that NEIL GAIMAN What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it... NEIL GAIMAN Fair enough,” said Thor. “What’s the price?” “Freya’s hand in marriage.” “He just wa... NEIL GAIMAN It would have been hard for Fat Charlie to say exactly when the accumulation of birds on the wire me... NEIL GAIMAN I believe in absolute honesty and sensible social lies. NEIL GAIMAN You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen. NEIL GAIMAN In a perfect world, you could fuck people without giving them a piece of your heart. And every glitt... NEIL GAIMAN Honestly, if you're given the choice between Armageddon or tea, you don't say 'what kind of tea? NEIL GAIMAN She sat down on one of her grandmother's uncomfortable armchairs, and the cat sprang up into her lap... NEIL GAIMAN The cat wrinkled its nose and managed to look unimpressed. "Calling cats," it confided, "tends to be... NEIL GAIMAN The world seemed to shimmer a little at the edges. NEIL GAIMAN Oh- my twitchy witchy girl I think you are so nice, I give you bowls of porridge And ... NEIL GAIMAN Nothing’s changed. You’ll go home. You’ll be bored. You’ll be ignored. No one will listen to... NEIL GAIMAN I am the mother of Odin's stallion, Sleipnir. I am the father of Fenrir Sun-Eater, and of Hel Half-R... NEIL GAIMAN We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. NEIL GAIMAN Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and i... NEIL GAIMAN You're a poem?' I repeated. She chewed her lower lip. 'If you want. I am a poem, or I am ... NEIL GAIMAN We...we could be friends.' We COULD be rare specimens of an exotic breed of dancing Afric... NEIL GAIMAN What's your name,' Coraline asked the cat. 'Look, I'm Coraline. Okay?' 'Cats don't have names,'... NEIL GAIMAN Anyway: I'm not blessed or merciful. I'm just me. I've got a job to do and I do it. Listen: even as ... NEIL GAIMAN When you smiled you had my undivided attention. When you laughed you had my urge to laugh with you. ... NEIL GAIMAN To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, bu... NEIL GAIMAN Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe... NEIL GAIMAN Adventures are all very well in their place, but there's a lot to be said for regular meals and free... NEIL GAIMAN My guiltiest pleasure is Harry Stephen Keeler. He may have been the greatest bad writer America has ... NEIL GAIMAN I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you ar... NEIL GAIMAN