Quote by Neil Gaiman

Of course you don't believe in fairies. You're fifteen. You think I believed in fairies at fifteen? Took me until I was at least a hundred and forty. Hundred and fifty, maybe. Anyway, he wasn't a fairy. He was a librarian. All right?

Of course you don't believe in fairies. You're fifteen. You

Summary

This quote plays with the notion of belief and growing up. The speaker implies that disbelief in fairies is expected at a young age, suggesting that it took them a long time to let go of this childhood belief themselves. However, the speaker humorously reveals that it wasn't a fairy they believed in, but rather a librarian, highlighting the imaginative nature of youthful beliefs and the power of transforming ordinary characters into fantastical ones.

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