Neil Gaiman is a brilliant, thoughtful and hilarious man. We're blessed to have him as an author and a champion of literary causes.

To change this world and make it more beautiful, we just need more Neil Gaiman. You are just awesome!!!

I discovered this man's work three years ago and I keep loving it more and more. Things like this impassioned plea make readers and writers more passionate and, I believe and hope, awaken something within those who take it all for granted. Thank you once again for reminding us to read, and make mistakes, to take chances, and to try harder.

Neil makes a very good point. Children and young adults should be able to choose what they want to read. I loved reading when I was in middle school and elementary. I read so many fictional books. However, when I got into high school I was forced to read these books that did not suit my preference. Because of this I assisted reading with boring school and strayed farther away from reading as I progressed through my high school career. Fast forward to college and I still love reading. However, being forced to read something that I do no equate meaning nor value to Is not making me want to read more it's making me put down the current book I am reading and enjoying and picking up the one that I don't care for and rereading the same paragraph thrice because I can't seem to find a point of interest.

I was bawling by the end. He is amazing.

he have done such a good lecture, he help do My essay for English class. Thx Gaiman

Dude I've been reading his book that is full of speeches among other things. I loved reading this speech.

Love coming back to this for inspo ✨

Profound and true. 'We have an obligation to make things beautiful'. Not easy to measure, so politicians will never value it. Shame on them. In the UK our government can't see beyond functional literacy. They think somehow this is all we need to fill jobs and make the economy grow again. But what Neil is talking about here is real reading, and the mental capacities that flow from that. Imagination and 'possibility thinking'. People with such abilities make jobs, don't take jobs.

Oh god...send us more Neil Gaimans, please!

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I am grateful that this exists.

Just wow. Life-changing speech.

This is simply amazing! Thanks for sharing it with us.

Simply Wonderful!!!

Amazing speech

the volume is too low... can't hear ((

This is very good(:

He everything well explained.

Thank you. I am a little saddened that something as valuable as this has only been viewed, on average, 20 times a day since posting (and garnered about 10 likes per year). Well maybe not a little. By the way, the link you provide to the text is down ☹︎

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reading is awesome especially if you have ADHD amaing yes i canr focus woo

why is he SOOOO QUIET

you know who else like reading MY MOOOOOOOOMM

not a TED talk, but as Neil said - the content is what matters. Though sound is very low and No motion on the scene as well as on the screen, watching it for 5 minutes and they I see - it is actually a video - not a frozen picture, the Table and meaningless slides + reading from paper makes it difficult to concentrate. But wow, the orator is terrific, no uhms or any other faults, just perfect deep voice and English accent :). Whoa, it is so weird - youtube makes a critic of everyone.

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