In every way that counted, I was dead. Inside somewhere maybe I was screaming and weeping and howling like an animal, but that was another person dee… - Neil Gaiman

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In every way that counted, I was dead. Inside somewhere maybe I was screaming and weeping and howling like an animal, but that was another person deep inside, another person who had no access to the face and lips and mouth and head, so on the surface I just shrugged and smiled and kept moving.

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About Neil Gaiman

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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