I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
My characters seem real because they are drawn from the realities of my life. I didn't have to research their pain; I… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Well, while I didn't have the more extreme experiences of some of my characters, I didn't exactly come from the most normal… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
When one of my characters becomes aware of a magical element, it might be because the world is wider than we assume… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
As the new work fills my notebooks, I've come to realize that the characters in my stories were so real because I… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I'd say that any character or setting can be given a bit of an otherworldly sheen and be the better for it.… — Charles de Lint 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
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 Copy Share Image
I believe a good writer can write a good book with any sort of character, in any sort of setting, but I… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
You can take the woman outta the trash, but you can't take the trash out a the woman. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 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 have the… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale. — Charles de Lint 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 to the… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
... 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 Copy Share Image
