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> [Most times we only see things for the way we are. But we're good at lying to ourselves. Sometimes we need somebody who's not living in our skin to point out how things really are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/most-times-we-only-see-things-for-the-way-we-are-but-we-re-good-at/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

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## More 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/the-family-we-choose-for-ourselves-is-more-important-than-the-one-we/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/every-time-you-do-a-good-deed-you-shine-the-light-a-little-farther/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

> [The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/the-road-leading-to-a-goal-does-not-separate-you-from-the-destination/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/maybe-she-couldn-t-go-maybe-she-wanted-him-to-stay-but-she-knew/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

> [The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/the-magic-in-this-world-seems-to-work-in-whispers-and-small-kindnesses/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

> [You can take the woman outta the trash, but you can't take the trash out a the woman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/you-can-take-the-woman-outta-the-trash-but-you-can-t-take-the-trash/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/you-hear-this-kind-of-thing-rednecks-and-their-guys-and-don-t-call/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/fortune-telling-doesn-t-reveal-the-future-it-mirrors-the-present-it/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/when-you-re-touched-by-magic-nothing-s-ever-quite-the-same-again-what/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

> [There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/there-are-few-joys-to-compare-with-the-telling-of-a-well-told-tale/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/how-hard-would-it-be-to-ask-children-what-they-see-in-their-heads-how/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/we-chase-after-ghosts-and-spirits-and-are-left-holding-only-memories/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

> [Writing music uses a whole different process that involves a lot of noodling and just seeing what comes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/writing-music-uses-a-whole-different-process-that-involves-a-lot-of/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

> [The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it's really a wheel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/the-real-problem-is-people-think-life-is-a-ladder-and-it-s-really-a/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

> [Tattoos...are the stories in your heart, written on your skin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-de-lint/tattoos-are-the-stories-in-your-heart-written-on-your-skin/)

[Charles de Lint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-de-lint/)

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