The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it's really a wheel. — Charles de Lint 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
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… — 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
Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known? — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Life's an act of magic, too. Claire Hamill sings a line in one of her songs that really sums it up for… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
All my life I've wanted to be the kid who gets to cross over into the magical kingdom. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
“All my life I've wanted to be the kid who gets to cross over into the magical kingdom. I devoured those books… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Everything has a spirit and it's all connected. If you think about that, if you live your life by it, then you're… — Charles de Lint 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
Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
There's stories and then there's stories. The ones with any worth change your life forever, perhaps only in a small way, but… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I can’t imagine it now, but I must’ve been innocent at some time in my life. A baby don’t just get itself… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I love this world," he added. "That is what rules my life. When I die, I want to have done all in… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
The stronger a woman gets, the more insecure the men in her life feel. It doesn’t work that way for a woman.… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
“People who’ve never read fairy tales, the professor said, have a harder time coping in life than the people who have. They… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Fairy tales and mythology have always been an exaggerated distillation of the real world. Think of them as blueprints for how to… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Can you remember how you felt when you were communicating through your artwork? Not just the sense of completion, but the sense… — Charles de Lint 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
I've always believed the lies we use to make our fictions reveal the truth with far more honesty than any history or… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
There's more to life than just surviving . . . but . . . sometimes just surviving is all you get — 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
