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28 quotes by Charles de Lint

Charles de Lint Born (1951-12-22) December 22, 1951 (age 63) Bussum, Netherlands Pen name Samuel M. Key Occupation Author Nationality Canadian Period 1983– Genre Fantasy, horror, Mythic fiction, Magical Realism, Urban Fantasy Spouse MaryAnn Harris (1980–) Website www.charlesdelint.com Charles de Lint (born December 22, 1951) is a Canadian writer of Dutch origins. In 1974 he met MaryAnn Harris, and married her in 1980. They live in Canada....
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I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile.

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The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become friends, seems like a kind... →

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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... →

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Stone walls confine a tinker; cold iron binds a witch; but a musician's music can never be fettered, for it lives first in her heart and mind.

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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.

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Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.

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Not everything has to mean something. Some things just are.

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The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can.

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One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.

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Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.

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The best artists know what to leave out.

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Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?

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Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that... →

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