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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.”
― Coraline
― 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.”
― The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
“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. They don't teach you how to be rich or how to be poor. They don't teach you how to walk away from someone you don't love any longer. They don't teach you how to know what's going on in someone else's mind. They don't teach you what to say to someone who's dying. They don't teach you anything worth knowing.”
― The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
― The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones
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if you don't like it, don't worry. Hardly anyone does.
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While the hope is small, it never hurts to ask... my fiance has just started a book review blog *he is quite brilliant* and I think he would have a minor heart attack (not that I wish him ill) if you popped in an gave him a tip or word of encouragement in comment.If you do ever see this and find a moment, here is the link:
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Thank you for making the world a more interesting place. <3
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Not sure how often you read these, but worth a shot. I'm sure you've answered this question at some point but I've never come across it.
I, like many others, love the work you did on Sandm..."
Update: 7/13/12 - Looks like you do. Great to hear the Lord of Dreams is on the horizon again.
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Not sure how often you read these, but worth a shot. I'm sure you've answered this question at some point but I've never come across it.
I, like many others, love the work you did on Sandman. And like anything people love, the question of "will there be more?" is asked. I think the book works great in its form and is complete and extensions aren't necessarily needed, and I know a lot of authors like to move on and not look back. However, with Endless Nights and the Sandman novel you wrote, it makes me wonder if you still kick Sandman ideas around. So regardless if there will be more, do you find yourself revisiting these characters and ideas?
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culture with humanistic wisdom, instead of being tired with nonsense beliefs
and behaviors.
In all over the world people are living naturally even with some problems,
deprivation and disasters But they are living nearly free and normal. Are we
Middle Eastern people exception? Are we selected among people from
around the word to be the best?!! Why we should be the best people and
most theistic and innocent?! Because we will go to the heaven and become
permanently happy?! We are spending most of our energy one some
restrictions and false suppositions instead of enjoying life freely.
I’m tired with lots of bad habits in my society such as lies, backbites,
officiousness, limitations, superstitions, brutal behaviors, etc. Can I burn
again in a free, modern and reach country?! Maybe I can
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culture with humanistic wisdom, instead of being tired with nonsense beliefs
and behaviors.
In all over the world people are living naturally even with some problems,
deprivation and disasters But they are living nearly free and normal. Are we
Middle Eastern people exception? Are we selected among people from
around the word to be the best?!! Why we should be the best people and
most theistic and innocent?! Because we will go to the heaven and become
permanently happy?! We are spending most of our energy one some
restrictions and false suppositions instead of enjoying life freely.
I’m tired with lots of bad habits in my society such as lies, backbites,
officiousness, limitations, superstitions, brutal behaviors, etc. Can I burn
again in a free, modern and reach country?! Maybe I can
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unscientific, to understand the problem I have to do this. We always are
experiencing two different state of life: living or understanding. In this
essay, I’m going to write about different degrees of tendency for living and
understanding.
As far as I concern, the most important purpose of living
things is surviving. During billions years, we developed different behaviors
for surviving, followed by mating and reproduction. These behaviors
including war, collecting or saving money or food, forming family, fear,
avoiding dangerous situations, etc warranty our survive and consequently
our eternal development and evolution. I call this process “living”.
Another important point is “Understanding” which means personal
development. Every living thing has a special purpose in life and has been
planning to reach them as well as some plans for improving or renovating
him/herself.
Since “Living” is almost reachable in our developed and secure world, I
suggest we should emphasize on the personal aspects of life or
“Understanding”. Life consists of different experiences from pleasure to pain
to sadness or happiness which all of them are transitory. But our knowledge
and understanding about our self and universe are more considerable and
powerful. Consequently, I always emphasize on the pleasure of
understanding through science and knowledge which is the most beautiful
pleasure. Moreover, if you look into statistics of quarrel and violence, family
problems, addictions, alcoholism, etc you will realize most of involved
people aren’t educated enough.
Overall I believe that science and knowledge make us more aware and
intelligent and consequently more strong and powerful .In addition, they
are the most important sources of understanding human existence, nature
and the universe instead of traditional lifestyle, efforts, beliefs or assumptions
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I was wondering if you are going to be coming to New England anytime soon???
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PS "Coraline" scared the hell out of me, but it was really creative all the same :)
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Kudos on the Doctor Who episode, it was quite good.
Whats not to like when my favourite author and favourite t.v show are combined?
Keep up the fantastic work!
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It is tender, it is beautiful and benign
What passion, what passion, we are burning like the sun
It is hidden and obscure, it is an obvious sign.
We’ve fallen, we’ve fallen, it is hard to rise up
We know not, we know not, this complex chaotic design.
زهی عشق، زهی عشق که ما راست خدایا
چه نغز است و چه خوب است و چه زیباست خدایا
چه گرمیم، چه گرمیم از این عشق چو خورشید
چه پنهان و چه پنهان و چه پیداست خدایا
فتادیم، فتادیم بدان سان که نخیزیم
ندانیم، ندانیم چه غوغاست خدایا
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Each breath is a song of love
From left and right, pass us by
We’ll return to the world above
Such fate no-one can defy.
We have come from the skies
Befriended angels in heaven
To the same place we will rise
To that city past skies seven.
We are above the skies
And angels we transcend
Why should we compromise?
The House of Songs is our end.
With good fortune may we live
Fate is contradictory,
Gladly our lives may we give
Worldly pride victory.
هر نفس آواز عشق میرسد از چپ و راست
ما به فلک میرویم عزم تماشا که راست
ما به فلک بودهایم یار ملک بودهایم
باز همان جا رویم جمله که آن شهر ماست
خود ز فلک برتریم وز ملک افزونتریم
زین دو چرا نگذریم منزل ما کبریاست
گوهر پاک از کجا عالم خاک از کجا
بر چه فرود آمدیت بار کنید این چه جاست
*******
Go to sleep
Leave me alone
At nights I leap
Up, on my own.
With waves of desire
Day and night, all alone
Compassion inspire
Else vengeful fits are thrown.
From me run away
Afflictions I’ve sown
For wholeness must pray
Else hardships are grown.
رو سر بنه ببــــالین تنهــــا مـــرا رهـــا کـــــن
ترک من خـــــراب شبگرد مبتـــــــــلا کــــــن
مایم و مــــوج ســودا شب تــــا بروز تنـــهــــا
خـــــواهی بیا ببخشاء خـــواهــی برو جفا کــن
از من گـــریــز تـــا تو هـــم در بــــلا نیفتــــی
بگزین ره سلامت تــــــرک ره بـــــلا کــــــــن
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I need a lover and a friend
All friendships you transcend
And impotent I remain
You are Noah and the Ark
You are the light and the dark
Behind the veil I remain
You are passion and are rage
You are the bird and the cage
Lost in flight I remain
You are the wine and the cup
You are the ocean and the drop
While afloat I remain
یار مرا غار مرا عشق جگرخوار مرا
یار تویی غار تویی خواجه نگهدار مرا
نوح تویی روح تویی فاتح و مفتوح تویی
سینه مشروح تویی بر در اسرار مرا
نور تویی سور تویی دولت منصور تویی
مرغ که طور تویی خسته به منقار مرا
قطره تویی بحر تویی لطف تویی قهر تویی
قند تویی زهر تویی بیش میازار مرا
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Upon which path did I tread
So I return, all else I dread;
From Beloved being apart
In the creed of Love is being misled.
If I find another in the whole town
Ain’t but a sign pointing to the Beloved.
I said this is no easy path
In each step a thousand traps spread
آن ره که من آمدم کدامست ای دل
تا باز روم که کار خامست ای دل
در هر گامی هزار دامست ای دل
نامردان را عشق حرامست ای دل
اندر همه شهر اگر کسی هست
والله که اشارتی تمامست
گفتم که مگر رهیست آسان
در هر قدمی هزار دامست
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Alas that beautiful beloved where hence?
Alas that graceful Goddess where hence?
In our midst like a candle brightly shone
Where hence, alas, without us where hence?
Like a shivering leaf my heart constantly moan
Beloved left at midnight, where hence?
عجب آن دلبر زیبا کجا شد
عجب آن سرو خوش بالا کجا شد
میان ما چو شمعی نور
کجا شد ای عجب بی ما کجا شد
دلم چون برگ می لرزد همه روز
که دلبر نیم شب تنها کجا شد
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Growing up, I have always wrote fiction. For quite some time I did not pursue writing, thinking that it was a lost cause. Now, I know better.
Your work has inspired me to continue writing my dark fiction!
I do hope to meet you one day and shake your hand. It will surely be an honor!
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I saw your talk with Audrey Niffenegger a few weeks ago, at the Harold Washington Library here in Chicago. I left with my head full of bells & chimeras, like it hasn't been in ages. Immediately went home, joined Goodreads, and began blogging again, something I haven't done for many years. It feels really, really good. Thanks Neil.
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At any rate, I very much enjoyed getting to hear you read, and I look forward to the next time you're in Chicago for an event.
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