Character Quotes by Charles de Lint

The family we choose for ourselves is more important than the one we were born into; that people have to earn our respect and…

— Charles de Lint

Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone…

— Charles de Lint

The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.

— Charles de Lint

“Maybe she couldn’t go. Maybe she wanted him to stay. But she knew enough not to try to hold him back if he had…

— Charles de Lint

The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.

— Charles de Lint

You can take the woman outta the trash, but you can't take the trash out a the woman.

— Charles de Lint

“You hear this kind of thing, rednecks and their guys and--" "Don't call them that," I say. "They're just assholes. Most people you run…

— Charles de Lint

Fortune-telling doesn't reveal the future; it mirrors the present. It resonates against what your subconscious already knows and hauls it up out of the…

— Charles de Lint

When you're touched by magic, nothing's ever quite the same again. What really makes me sad is all those people who never have the…

— Charles de Lint

There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale.

— Charles de Lint

How hard would it be to ask children what they see in their heads? How big should the house be in comparison to the…

— Charles de Lint

... we chase after ghosts and spirits and are left holding only memories and dreams. It's not that we want what we can't have;…

— Charles de Lint

Writing music uses a whole different process that involves a lot of noodling and just seeing what comes.

— Charles de Lint

The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it's really a wheel.

— Charles de Lint

Tattoos...are the stories in your heart, written on your skin.

— Charles de Lint