I envy the music lovers hear. I see them walking hand in hand, standing close to each other in a queue at… — Charles de Lint Ache Copy Share Image
“I watched the people passing below, each of them a story, each story part of somebody else's, all of it connected to… — Charles de Lint Connected Copy Share Image
The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents. — Charles de Lint Children Copy Share Image
A name can't begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that's the magic of names, isn't it? That the… — Charles de Lint Contradictory Copy Share Image
“All forests are one... They are all echoes of the first forest that gave birth to Mystery when the world began.” — Charles de Lint Forests Copy Share Image
“The trouble with magic is that it never really lets go. If you work one magic to undo another, you might end… — Charles de Lint First place Copy Share Image
Wondering’s healthy. Broadens the mind. Opens you up to all sorts of stray thoughts and possibilities. — Charles de Lint Health 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 Always believe Copy Share Image
“What if time's not linear, the way people think it is? What if the past, present and future are all going on… — Charles de Lint Past present Copy Share Image
Wisdom never comes to those who believe they have nothing left to learn. — Charles de Lint Believe Copy Share Image
Every time we fix something that broken, whether it's a car engine or a broken heart, that an act of magic. And… — Charles de Lint Broken Copy Share Image
I don't actually talk about my books much, because I find if I talk about them I don't want to write them… — Charles de Lint Book Copy Share Image
The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can actually trick yourself into feeling better. — Charles de Lint Feeling better Copy Share Image
Don't start brooding about that, too," she says. "Everybody's got a piece of stranger inside them. It's what lets us surprise ourselves… — Charles de Lint Anger inside Copy Share Image
The real trouble comes from not knowing what we really want in the first place. — Charles de Lint First place Copy Share Image
Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors. — Charles de Lint Quiet Copy Share Image
[She] had felt straight away that she wasn’t meeting a new friend, but recognizing an old one. — Charles de Lint Friendship Copy Share Image
“I figure all oracular devices are just a way for us to focus on what we already know, but can’t quite grab… — Charles de Lint Things happen Copy Share Image
“If you cherish something enough", she told me, "it doesn't matter how old or worn or useless it's become; your caring for… — Charles de Lint Cherish Copy Share Image
Most children are given far too much praise for their early drawings, so much so that they rarely learn the ability to… — Charles de Lint Ability Copy Share Image
Labels don't mean much to me one way or another -- except when they close the minds of potential readers. I'd much… — Charles de Lint Austin Copy Share Image
I was a misfit, but I think most teenagers feel that way. I don't care if you were a popular jock or… — Charles de Lint Book Copy Share Image
“Have you ever noticed' I said 'how everyone says they want to be different, but as soon as they meet someone who… — Charles De Lint 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 Character Copy Share Image