{"id":32943,"date":"2012-03-26T20:17:45","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T20:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/03\/26\/neil-gaiman-a-statement-i-stand-beside-and-an\/"},"modified":"2017-07-01T19:11:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-01T19:11:37","slug":"neil-gaiman-a-statement-i-stand-beside-and-an","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/03\/26\/neil-gaiman-a-statement-i-stand-beside-and-an\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-32943 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/2012\/03\/26\/neil-gaiman-a-statement-i-stand-beside-and-an\/attachment\/32944\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/tumblr_m1gxk0YYRe1rnqj4jo1_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/tumblr_m1gxk0YYRe1rnqj4jo1_1280-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.augustwritesabook.com\/tumblr-backup\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/tumblr_m1gxk0YYRe1rnqj4jo1_1280-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/neil-gaiman.tumblr.com\/post\/19966464922\/a-statement-i-stand-beside-and-an-image-i-think\">neil-gaiman<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A statement I stand beside, and an image I think sums up so many of our childhoods and lives.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/kjmichalak.tumblr.com\/post\/19965927612\/d-ont-ever-apologize-to-an-author-for-buying\">kjmichalak<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201c[D]on\u2019t ever apologize to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that\u2019s what they\u2019re there for. Use your library). Don\u2019t apologize to this author for buying books second hand, or getting them from bookcrossing or borrowing a friend\u2019s copy. What\u2019s important to me is that people read the books and enjoy them, and that, at some point in there, the book was bought by someone. And that people who like things, tell other people. The most important thing is that people read\u2026 \u201d\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span>\u2015\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1221698.Neil_Gaiman\">Neil Gaiman<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>neil-gaiman: A statement I stand beside, and an image I think sums up so many of our childhoods and lives. kjmichalak: \u201c[D]on\u2019t ever apologize to an author for buying something in paperback, or taking it out from a library (that\u2019s what they\u2019re there for. Use your library). 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