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All Quotes. Quotes By Neil Gaiman. 11 quotes from The Sandman: Book of Dreams: ‘Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are.
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“For love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to...
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- “People think dreams aren't real just because they aren't made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.”
- “Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 3: Dream Country.
- “For love is no part of the dreamworld. Love belongs to Desire, and Desire is always cruel.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 2: The Doll's House.
- “Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 6: Fables & Reflections.
- 10 “Things Need Not Have Happened to Be true.”
- 6 "Writers Are Liars, My Dear, Surely You Know That by Now?"
- 5 “I Like The Stars. It's The Illusion of Permanence, I think."
- 4 “Any View of Things That Is Not Strange Is false.”
- 3 "The Price of Getting What You Want Is Getting What You Once wanted."
- 2 "You Lived What Anybody Gets, Bernie. You Got A lifetime."
- 1 "You Shouldn't Trust The Story-Teller; only Trust The story."
This quote from Gaiman's story "A Midsummer Night's Dream," collected in the trade paperback Dream Country, focuses on the first performance of William Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. Here, Shakespeare and his company perform a play about mortals and fairies in front of an audience from Faerie, including many of the play's principles. This s...
Whenever a work of fiction features a character who writes stories, there are bound to be some metafictional elements. However, when Richard Madoc cruelly tells the ancient spirit Calliope that he's a liar, he's clearly also talking about every story's unreliable nature. If it weren't for this, it would come across as a quip, but Gaiman's giving hi...
Brief Lives is one of Gaiman's Sandmanstories that directly engages with the idea of immortality, how human lives are short but how everything, from stars to gods, ends. Here, Dream is accompanied by his sister Delirium in a search for their missing brother, Destruction, and this is how he greets them. The Endless are as close to eternal as anythin...
Gaiman's Fables and Reflections is rounded out by some of The Sandman's more isolated episodes, including the stand-alone story, "Soft Places." Focused on Marco Polo's meeting with Morpheus, this quote feels like a snippet from a song. However, it gives young Marco and readers a lot to think about. Polo's journals are famous for the way they're lin...
In The Sandman, Dream is a flawed character, but he's inhumanly wise. As an immortal outsider, he can see humanity's foibles better than his own. Morpheus had a hand in Shakespeare's writing prowessbut he knows the power to write stories that will live forever is not what the Bard wanted, at least not once he got it. When people acquire the things ...
Death is by far the most compassionate and friendly member of the Endless. However, when she meets Bernie in Brief Livesshe seems amused by his competitive question. Like most people, Bernie did everything in his power to get out of death, and in his 15,000 years, he saw changes few people could start to fathom. People tend to want more time. As a ...
Another stand-alone story, The Grandfather's tale "The Hunt" is crafted specifically with his granddaughter in mind. It's a story about traditions and keeping to the old ways. She's a canny listener, though, and spots the inconsistencies within his story about a werewolf's hunt. RELATED: The Sandman's Season 1 Episodes, Ranked According To IMDbHowe...
- “You get what anybody gets - you get a lifetime.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes.
- “CHORONZON: I am a dire wolf, prey-stalking, lethal prowler. MORPHEUS: I am a hunter, horse-mounted, wolf-stabbing. CHORONZON: I am a horsefly, horse-stinging, hunter-throwing.
- “What power would hell have if those imprisoned here would not be able to dream of heaven?” ― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes.
- “I think I’ll dismember the world and then I’ll dance in the wreckage.” ― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes.
Feb 6, 2024 · 11 Quotes about The Sandman. 12 External links. Preludes & Nocturnes [ edit] Collects issues #1-8. It is time for me to walk the abyss. Time to reclaim my own. I must talk to the Morningstar. I do not have high hopes for the meeting. Never trust a demon. He has a hundred motives for anything he does … ninety-nine of them, at least, are malevolent.
Aug 21, 2022 · On August 5th of 2022, The Sandman was released on Netflix and quickly rose to become one of the most popular shows on the platform. Neil Gaiman's comics translated fantastically to television, with plenty of wonderful characters inhabiting a rich magical world.
Aug 8, 2022 · “Your Eyes Will Tell Me Everything.” The Corinthian. A major difference between the Sandman comics and the show is the Corinthian’s expanded role, as he arguably serves as the main antagonist of the first season. He does a great job at it, too, as his creepy obsession with eating eyeballs results in some genuinely horrifying scenes.
