Brilliant and to the point. Neil Gaiman puts across such important things in such few words surrounded by beautiful illustrations. This is Art and it definitely matters a lot.
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Several essays by Gaiman about art and writing. I esp. liked the one on libraries. :) YA Art

A wonder, short, collection of essays, speeches, and musings on the importance of reading, libraries, and creativity. A must listen for anyone who values any of those things. I especially love his piece of advice to a colleague, who was concerned about doing something she thought was hard: imagine yourself as someone who can do it. Don't imagine yourself doing it. Imagine you are someone who *can* do it.
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A book I'll probably keep re-reading for the rest of my life. So much wisdom in few pages.
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