Quote by Neil Gaiman

We live in a world in which the only utopian visions arrive in commercial breaks: magical visions of an impossibly hospitable world, peopled by bright-eyed attractive men, women, children... Where nobody dies... In my worlds people died. And I thought that was honest. I thought I was being honest.

We live in a world in which the only utopian visions arrive

Summary

This quote reflects on the contrast between the idealized depiction of a perfect world in commercials and the more realistic portrayal of death in art. The speaker suggests that the portrayal of mortality in their work is a more truthful representation of human existence, as opposed to the sanitized and unrealistic utopias presented in advertisements. They express a belief in the importance of portraying the realities of life, including death, rather than perpetuating misleading fantasies.

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By Neil Gaiman

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