“People
are drawn to stories in which characters do break through to another reality,
because it is a universal experience to look at the world and go, Is this all
there is? Or even if this is all there is, do I actually understand it? Are
there clues and keys that would give me a new understanding? The glory of
fiction is that I am lying to you. It's the same deal a good stage magician
makes: You are going to be lied to.” — English author of short fiction, novels,
comic books, graphic novels, nonfiction, audio theater, and films Neil Gaiman,
quoted in “Soapbox: The Columnists—WSJ. Asks Five Luminaries To Weigh in on
Single Topic; This Month: Breakthroughs,” WSJ. Magazine, November 2020
(Photo of
Neil Gaiman taken at the 2007 Scream Awards, Oct. 19, 2007, by pinguino k from
North Hollywood.)
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