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?
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.
By Neil Gaiman