Neil Gaiman

It is a fool's prerogative to utter truths that no one else will speak.

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

Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it some kind of bonus?

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.

In 1938, I was given a one-year teaching appointment, which was sensational for British universities. This was converted into the usual four-year contract for an Assistant Lecturer in 1939.