The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it's really a wheel. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
The real trouble comes from not knowing what we really want in the first place. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its… — 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
A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I've always known and been interested in people who are a little bit off the norm. I like to call attention to… — 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
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
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
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
Living on the street as a kid changed the way I looked at everything. It was a different time and while it… — 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
