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Nov 5, 2010 · Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King – review. Neil Gaiman is gripped by Stephen King's portraits of complicity and revenge. Also in tomorrow's Guardian Review, Anne Enright asks why the...
Gaiman's grandfather changed his original family name of Chaiman to Gaiman. His father, David Bernard Gaiman, worked in the same chain of stores; his mother, Sheila Gaiman (née Goldman), was a pharmacist. Neil has two younger sisters, Claire and Lizzy. Gaiman was born on 10 November 1960 in Portchester, Hampshire.
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- 1984–present
- Author, comic book creator, screenwriter, voice actor
- “She says nothing at all, but simply stares upward into the dark sky and watches, with sad eyes, the slow dance of the infinite stars.” ― Neil Gaiman, Stardust.
- “A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really... "Do the stars gaze back?"
- “Have been unavoidably detained by the world. Expect us when you see us.” ― Neil Gaiman, Stardust.
- “You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.” ― Neil Gaiman, Stardust.
Nov 6, 2010 · While it begins as a pastiche, it does something else as it goes. The story gains its power from its betrayal of deal-with-the-devil tropes: there is no twist ending, no clever way out. It becomes an act of extended sadism in which the reader is initially complicit and then increasingly horrified.
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- “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” ― Neil Gaiman, Coraline.
- “Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”
- “I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They don't teach you how to love somebody. They don't teach you how to be famous.
- “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can.
May 19, 2023 · In his stories of horror, humanity and uncomfortable truths, Neil Gaiman is never afraid to go into dark places looking for the light.
May 1, 2024 · Neil Gaiman (born November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire, England) is a British writer who earned critical praise and popular success with richly imagined fantasy tales that frequently featured a darkly humorous tone. Gaiman grew up in Sussex and attended Whitgift School in Croydon.
