Neil Gaiman: "Have you thought about what it means to be a god? It means you give up your mortal existence to become a meme."

Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

Sometimes falling flat on your face allows you to see things from a totally different perspective.

Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as an escape.