The introduction to Smoke and Mirrors, where he talks about the inspirations for each story, is what sold me on him. It was the first thing of his I'd read, and his notes on the stories enriched my reading experience.
I find myself reading the Introductions to each of the Absolute Sandman collections, which is not something I usually do.
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. - Groucho Marx
Inspired Authors?
- 14/10/2009 02:15:10 PM
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I generally don't care at all. *NM*
- 14/10/2009 08:40:08 PM
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About anything?! *NM*
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I was just reading the introduction and forword for "The Green Mile" by Stephen King.
- 17/10/2009 02:54:21 AM
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Similarly, I try to find out what inspired the composers of pieces of music I enjoy. That deepens my
- 17/10/2009 02:56:10 AM
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That's one reason I love reading Neil Gaiman so much.
- 18/10/2009 01:27:03 AM
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You made that sound interesting. "Smoke and Mirrors" . I will try to remember that. *NM*
- 18/10/2009 03:06:37 AM
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Oh, absolutely.
- 20/10/2009 11:59:41 PM
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