We're all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on. Not forever, perhaps, but… — Charles de Lint Death Copy Share Image
I was going through the motions of life, instead of really living, and there's no excuse for that. It's not something I'll… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Most children are given far too much praise for their early drawings, so much so that they rarely learn the ability to… — Charles de Lint Ability Copy Share Image
We end up stumbling our way through the forest, never seeing all the unexpected and wonderful possibilities and potentials because we're looking… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Stone walls confine a tinker; cold iron binds a witch; but a musician's music can never be fettered, for it lives first… — Charles de Lint Cold Copy Share Image
“Faerie music is the wind", he says, "and their movement is the play of shadow cast by moonlight, or starlight, or no… — Charles de Lint Faerie Copy Share Image
As children, we come into the world with a natural desire to both speak and draw. Society makes sure that we learn… — Charles de Lint Art Copy Share Image
Thing is, while I know better, I like sounding ignorant. Talk like this and people figure you're about as dumb as a… — Charles de Lint Advantage Copy Share Image
When you're touched by magic, nothing's ever quite the same again. What really makes me sad is all those people who never… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
What do they say about meeting a bear in the woods? Oh right, you shouldn't. And to make sure you don't, you… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Beauty isn't what you see on TV or in magazine ads or even necessarily in art galleries. It's a lot deeper and… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I'm a writer and this is what I do no matter what name we put to it. Year by year, the world… — Charles de Lint Better world Copy Share Image
“I figure all oracular devices are just a way for us to focus on what we already know, but can’t quite grab… — Charles de Lint Things happen Copy Share Image
Growing up, I'd already decided I wanted to be a beatnik. A Bohemian poet, I thought. Or a musician. Maybe an artist.… — Charles de Lint Artist Copy Share Image
Labels don't mean much to me one way or another -- except when they close the minds of potential readers. I'd much… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
The only real reason for self-referencing is the fun factor. It's fun for the writer, getting little peeks at what old characters… — Charles de Lint Book Copy Share Image
“In one form or another, it was one of the first implements created by ancient people to give voice to the mysteries… — Charles de Lint Ancient Copy Share Image
There's bad apples in whatever way you want to group people - doesn't matter if it's religious, political or social. The big… — Charles de Lint Apples Copy Share Image
A body of work may be reviled -- mostly by those who have no knowledge of its workings -- and yet still… — Charles de Lint Body Copy Share Image
I like living in the city where I have all my books and music and can go out to buy that night's… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Sculptors, poets, painters, musicians-they're the traditional purveyors of Beauty. But it can as easily be created by a gardener, a farmer, a… — Charles de Lint Beautiful Copy Share Image
“There was nothing wrong with being a homebody. There was nothing wrong with not wanting - not needing - the constant jostle… — Charles de Lint Home Copy Share Image
You wouldn't want any creative process to lose its sense of fun and adventure, but that doesn't mean you can't take it… — Charles de Lint Adventure Copy Share Image
I never even considered writing a career option. I just liked the play of words. I was certainly interested in story, but… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused -- hence all the old tales of elfin kingdoms moving further and… — Charles de Lint Belief Copy Share Image
“But if I could just get som ehint, some sign..." Conchita smiles, without humor, but with great affection. "That's the point behind… — Charles de Lint Faith Copy Share Image
Write from the heart, what has meaning to you personally; have the patience and discipline to sit down and do it every… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
There isn't a single day I don't do some writing -- if you don't, you won't have a book. When you're self-employed… — Charles de Lint Book Copy Share Image
How hard would it be to ask children what they see in their heads? How big should the house be in comparison… — Charles de Lint Anatomy Copy Share Image
“Yes, no. I don't know. It's all so confusing. I'm just a kid." Abuelo smiled. "You kept saying that while you told… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
“She wanted to tell him what happened wasn't really his fault, but she knew that wasn't the way this kind of guilt… — Charles de Lint Grace Copy Share Image
The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become… — Charles de Lint Art Copy Share Image
Music's always part of my writing. I think all art is interconnected. You can't create or experience one without its influences bleeding… — Charles de Lint Art Copy Share Image
I think a good writer is a mix of confidence (sure that what they're writing is going to appeal to their readers)… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I finally figured out that I’m solitary by nature, but at the same time I know so many people; so many people… — Charles de Lint Going away Copy Share Image
Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of -- heightened nightsight, an empathy shared with the beasts, a… — Charles de Lint Ability Copy Share Image
Music’s the soundtrack of my life and has been since I was a teenager. There’s always music. If I’m not playing it,… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
