Neil Gaiman? Jerry Garcia? Elizabeth McCracken? Robert Burton? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: I have heard two fascinating adages about artistic style: Style is the stuff you can’t help doing. Style is the stuff you get wrong. Both statements were made by the prominent fantasist Neil Gaiman who writes short stories, novels, comic books, and screenplays. …
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Google Can Bring You Back 100,000 Answers. A Librarian Can Bring You Back the Right One
Neil Gaiman? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: In today’s world of search engines and myriad webpages some have questioned the future of libraries and librarians. The award-winning fantasy author Neil Gaiman coined an insightful saying on this topic. In essence, a librarian can help guide you to find the right answer from the hundreds of thousands …
Who Are the People Most Opposed to Escapism? Jailors!
J. R. R. Tolkien? Arthur C. Clarke? C. S. Lewis? China Miéville? Michael Moorcock? Neil Gaiman Dear Quote Investigator: Today, the genres of science fiction and fantasy are ascendant in popular culture. But detractors have long complained that works in these domains are escapist, and critics have asserted that the literary values displayed are sharply …
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