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Someone killed my Mother and my Father and my Sister?Yes, someone did.A Man?A Man.Which means, said Bod, you're asking the wrong question.Silas raised an eyebrow. How so?Well, said Bod. If I go outside in the world, the question isn't who will keep me safe from him?No?No. It's who will keep him safe from me?

Neil Gaiman

Someone killed my Mother and my Father and my Sister?Yes, someone did.A Man?A Man.Which means, said Bod, you're asking the wrong question.Silas raised an eyebrow. How so?Well, said Bod. If I go outside in the world, the question isn't who will keep me safe from him?No?No. It's who will keep him safe from me?

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About Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman; 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic series The Sandman (1989–1996) and the novels Good Omens (1990), Stardust (1999), American Gods (2001), Coraline (2002), Anansi Boys (2005), The Graveyard Book (2008) and The Ocean at the End of the Lane (2013). He co-created the TV adaptations of Good Omens and The Sandman.
Gaiman's awards include Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards and Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book. The Ocean at the End of the Lane was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards, and it was adapted into an acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London.
Beginning in 2024, news outlets published sexual assault accusations against Gaiman by numerous women. This affected or halted production on several adaptations of his work. One accuser sued Gaiman and his estranged wife Amanda Palmer for rape and human trafficking. Gaiman has denied these allegations.