the freedom to make things up
27th July 2016 | for Creatives | Neil Gaiman, writing, storytelling, creative freedom |
"I fled, or at least, backed awkwardly away from journalism because I wanted the freedom to make things up. I did not want to be nailed to the truth; or to be more accurate, I wanted to be able to tell the truth without ever needing to worry about the facts."
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