Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods and The Sandman is a walking treasure of endless imagination, as well as just being unreally cool.
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He writes everything from darkly gothic graphic novels...
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To reinterpretations of X-Men...
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From ominous and haunting novels...
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To children's books, too.
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He's even written for Doctor Who!
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And he had absolutely no qualms with making fun of himself.
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He's also open about how cool and quirky he was as a child.
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His quotes make some of the coolest tattoos.
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And he leaves some of the most thought provoking author's notes around.
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He's even great friends with equally amazing writer Terry Pratchett.
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He's married to the immensely talented Amanda Palmer, of The Dresden Dolls.
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And he's totally down with being silly in a ball pit.
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And the two of them put on amazing live shows together.
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He takes part in Reddit AMAs...
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And is totally honest about his open marriage...
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As well as giving concrete advice about how to overcome writer's block.
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He has unquestionable style.
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The most amazing commencement speech ever was given by him.
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And, most importantly, he obviously has a knack with animals.
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But coolest of all, he never stops writing, and has a new book out now.
