Three Portraits of Neil Gaiman with Quotes

Neil Gaiman Portrait - Ink and Watercolor on Paper (5" x 7")

I'm pretty new to discovering Neil Gaiman, having learned about him first by watching his "Make Good Art" commencement address on Youtube.  It's worth watching if you haven't seen it.  His advice applies across the board, no matter your chosen creative outlet. Many folks are fans of his comic book series The Sandman.  I have yet to delve into it.  He also wrote the dark children's fantasy book  Coraline.  For now, I'm enjoying his inspirational words for artists and writers. Some are posted below.

"I hope you'll make mistakes.  If you make mistakes, it means you're out there doing something.  And the mistakes in themselves can be very useful."

Neil Gaiman Portrait - Ink on Paper (5" x 7")

"As an author, I've never forgotten how to daydream."

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"Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals."

Neil Gaiman Portrait - Watercolor on Paper (5" x 8")

"When you start out, you have to deal with the problems of failure.  You need to be thick-skinned, to learn that not every project will survive."