"Waiting is our destiny.
As creatures who cannot by themselves bring about what they hope for,
we wait in the darkness for a flame we cannot light.
We wait in fear for a happy ending we cannot write.
We wait for a 'not yet' that feels like a 'not ever'.
Waiting is the hardest work of hope."

~ Lewis Smedes

Neil Gaiman is so quotable. These are responses to his mail.

On being referenced in pop culture:
"Actually I got very used to it a long time ago, when a young Joss Whedon was working on Roseanne, and made sure that Darlene (Sara Gilbert) and her boyfriend always had Sandman posters and teeshirts..."

"I think the best way to start writing a novel ( Read more... )

"People may flatter themselves just as much by thinking that their faults
are always present to other people's minds, as if they believe that the world
is always contemplating their individual charms and virtues."
- Elizabeth GaskellAs if I needed one more reason to love Ms. Gaskell, I stumbled upon this wonderful humbling quote. I recently saw ( Read more... )