“We are wise women," Abuela liked to say. "Not because we are wise, but because we seek wisdom.” — Charles de Lint Knowledge Copy Share Image
By enlarging your knowledge of things, you will find your knowledge of self is enlarged. — Charles de Lint Enlarging Copy Share Image
I wouldn't like to live in a world where everything's as cut-and-dried as most people think it is — Charles de Lint Cutting 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 Funny Copy Share Image
The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses. — Charles de Lint Kindness Copy Share Image
Only fools think they're wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can. — Charles de Lint Fool Copy Share Image
It's all those stories and how they braid together that tells us who and what and where we are — Charles de Lint Braids Copy Share Image
Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that… — Charles de Lint Forget 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 Excuse Copy Share Image
It's not something you can prove…I know you hate to hear this, but you either have it, or you don't. — Charles de Lint Hate 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 Character Copy Share Image
That's the thing with magic. You've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you. — Charles De Lint Invisible Copy Share Image
There's bad apples in whatever way you want to group people - doesn't matter if it's religious, political or social. The big… — Charles de Lint Apples Copy Share Image
Most times we only see things for the way we are. But we're good at lying to ourselves. Sometimes we need somebody… — Charles de Lint Lying Copy Share Image
Look inside yourself for the answers - you're the only one who knows what's best for you. Everybody else is only guessing. — Charles de Lint Answers 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… — Charles de Lint Anatomy Copy Share Image
It's easy to believe in magic when you're young. Anything you couldn't explain was magic then. It didn't matter if it was… — Charles de Lint Believe 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 Book Copy Share Image
The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become… — Charles de Lint Art Copy Share Image
“In one form or another, it was one of the first implements created by ancient people to give voice to the mysteries… — Charles de Lint Ancient Copy Share Image
Thing is, while I know better, I like sounding ignorant. Talk like this and people figure you're about as dumb as a… — Charles de Lint Advantage Copy Share Image
It is so easy for your people to forget that everything has a spirit, that all are equal. That magic and mystery… — Charles de Lint Bedroom 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… — Charles de Lint Believe Copy Share Image
“Not only do we all have magic, it's all around us as well. We just don't pay attention to it. Every time… — Charles de Lint Doing the right thing Copy Share Image
The old gods and their magics did not dwindle away into murky memories of brownies and little fairies more at home in… — Charles de Lint Bounds Copy Share Image
There were two forests for every one you entered. There was the one you walked in, the physical echo, and then there… — Charles de Lint Alphabet Copy Share Image
People want to know those details. They think it gives them greater insight into a piece of art, but when they approach… — Charles de Lint Ability 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 Alleys 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… — Charles de Lint Making friends Copy Share Image
I've always been aware of the otherworld, of spirits that exist in that twilight place that lies in the corner of our… — Charles de Lint Attention Copy Share Image
“Having to amuse myself during those earlier years, I read voraciously and widely. Mythic matter and folklore made up much of that… — Charles de Lint Book review 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 Coming home 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 Crosses Copy Share Image
Tattoos...are the stories in your heart, written on your skin. — Charles de Lint Heart Copy Share Image
There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale. — Charles de Lint Compare Copy Share Image
The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it's really a wheel. — Charles de Lint Ladders Copy Share Image
The excitement I get from writing is finding out each day what happens next. — Charles de Lint Each day Copy Share Image
What we take from the spirit world is only a reflection of what lies inside ourselves. — Charles de Lint Lying Copy Share Image
Everything is the way it is because we've all agreed that's the way it is. — Charles de Lint Agreed Copy Share Image
