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August 12, 2009
Quotable Wednesday
"Sometimes fiction is a way of coping with the poison of the world in a way that lets us survive it."
-Neil Gaiman, Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech, Horn Book Magazine (July/August 2009)
What a speech, eh? Best one since Kate DiCamillo's in 2004 (which I saw live, so it was probably better, at least a little).
Posted by adrienne at August 12, 2009 12:51 PM
Comments
Ooh, that one is going on my blog banner. It's so sad that I think he's a hottie. It's the accent. I'm so easy...
Posted by: tanita at August 12, 2009 02:47 PM
That's not sad, Tanita. We're all in love with him. Who can resist the accent and the fun geekiness?
Posted by: adrienne at August 12, 2009 02:50 PM
Um, he IS a hottie. And the quote, pure genius.
Posted by: Vivian at August 12, 2009 05:26 PM
See? Vivian thinks so--it must be true.
Posted by: adrienne at August 12, 2009 06:38 PM
I like Neil Gaiman as a person, and I like him as a writer, but he has never pushed my "hottie" buttons. My sexy British pop-fiction writer of choice is still Clive Barker.
Posted by: Personal Demon at August 13, 2009 11:57 PM
AAAAAA! Need to resubscribe to the Horn Book. Need to resubscribe to the Horn Book.
Posted by: Jules at August 14, 2009 09:34 AM
Yes, Neil Gaiman is very hot! : )
He also just won the Hugo at WorldCon - yay!
Posted by: pat at August 14, 2009 11:22 AM
Personal Demon, Clive Barker? Cool.
Jules, It is expensive. That's a downside.
Pat, He is having one heck of a year.
Posted by: adrienne at August 14, 2009 01:58 PM
Ah! I wonder if ProQuest has the Gaiman speech yet. My favorite award speech so far is still Peggy Rathmann's for Officer Buckle and Gloria.
Posted by: Saints and Spinners at August 20, 2009 11:04 PM
I don't think I've ever read the Rathmann speech. I'll have to look it up...
Posted by: adrienne at August 21, 2009 02:38 PM
I found it and read it. You're right: it is good. Entertaining, and I love the story behind the book.
Posted by: adrienne at August 21, 2009 02:46 PM