it is always a mistake

It is sometimes a mistake to climb, it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt.
-- Neil Gaiman

things need not

Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes and forgotten.
-- Neil Gaiman

what would happen

When I was a child, adults would tell me not to make things up, warning me of what would happen if I did. As far as I can tell so far, it seems to involve lots of foreign travel and not having to get up too early in the morning.
-- Neil Gaiman