randimason:

Every time I see a library is under threat, I wince inside because I know that I would not be who I am if it wasn’t for libraries, if it wasn’t for having libraries to go to, if it wasn’t for having access as a child to all the stories, people’s stories, books, to librarians…I would never have grown up to be me,” he said. “And I think about those kids, especially the ones right now in places like Florida, where books are being pulled off the shelves, who don’t have access. Literacy is so important. Life and libraries are important. And our stories are important…Our stories are the most valuable things that we have and they are as valuable as we share them.”  ALT

@neil-gaiman receiving the the Visionary Award at The Art of Elysium’s 2024 Heaven Gala, January 6, 2024