"How do I know you'll keep your word?" asked Coraline. "I s… - Neil Gaiman

"How do I know you'll keep your word?" asked Coraline.
"I swear it," said the other mother. "I swear it on my own mother's grave."
"Does she have a grave?" asked Coraline.
"Oh yes," said the other mother. "I put her in there myself. And when I found her trying to crawl out, I put her back."

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Neil Richard Gaiman (born 10 November 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, and comics.

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Birth Name: Neil Richard Gaiman

Alternative Names: Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman • Gaiman, Neil Richard MacKinnon • N. Gaiman • N. R. Gaiman

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