Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused - hence all the old tales of elfin Kingdoms moving further and further away from our world, or that magical beings require our faith, our belief in their existence, to survive. ... That is a lie. All they require is our recognition. (Charles de Lint)

Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused - hence all the old tales of elfin Kingdoms moving further and further away from our world, or that magical beings require our faith, our belief in their existence, to survive. ... That is a lie. All they require is our recognition.

Charles de Lint

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