Neil Gaiman Quotes

Still. Four Words.
And I Didn't Realize It Until A Couple Of Days Ago, When Someone Wrote In To My Blog:
Dear Neil,
If You Could Choose A Quote - Either By You Or Another Author - To Be Inscribed On The Wall Of A Public Library Children's Area, What Would It Be?
Thanks!
Lynn
I Pondered A Bit. I'd Said A Lot About Books And Kids' Reading Over The Years, And Other People Had Said Things Pithier And Wiser Than I Ever Could. And Then It Hit Me, And This Is What I Wrote:
I'm Not Sure I'd Put A Quote Up, If It Was Me, And I Had A Library Wall To Deface. I Think I'd Just Remind People Of The Power Of Stories, And Why They Exist In The First Place. I'd Put Up The Four Words That Anyone Telling A Story Wants To Hear. The Ones That Show That It's Working, And That Pages Will Be Turned:
... And Then What Happened?

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