Charles de Lint quotes

When all's said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it's not so much which road you take, as how you take it. (Charles de Lint)
Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning. View quote
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The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents. View quote
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If you're not ready to die, then how can you live? View quote
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I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times. View quote
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The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it. View quote
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Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known? View quote
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There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale. View quote
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Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory? View quote
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I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it? View quote
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One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled. (Charles de Lint)
As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary. View quote
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A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of us have been going along with it ever since. View quote
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Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors. View quote
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It's not the work or the personality of the founder of a religion that's important, but what its followers do with what they learn. View quote
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I've always believed the lies we use to make our fictions reveal the truth with far more honesty than any history or herstory or life story. View quote
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Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of - heightened nightsight, an empathy shared with the beasts, a utilization of the more obscure abilities of our minds. Nothing that science can't explain away. Wizardry is spells and enchantments. Fairy tales. View quote
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The best artists know what to leave out. They know how much of the support should show through as the pigment is applied, what details aren't necessary. View quote
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What we take from the spirit world is only a reflection of what lies inside ourselves. View quote
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It may sound trite, but using the weapons of the enemy, no matter how good one's intentions, makes one the enemy. View quote
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When you're invisible, no one can see that you're different. (Charles de Lint)
There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back. View quote
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I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile. View quote
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That's the thing with magic. You've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you. View quote
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By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged. View quote
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