Charles de Lint Quotes

192 quotes in 2609 categories

• An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space in the world song that…
• The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.
• There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale.
• We're all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on.
• The trouble with advice is that it's usually something you don't want to hear.
• The fey wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them.
• We call them faerie. We don't believe in them. Our loss.
• Sculptors, poets, painters, musicians-they're the traditional purveyors of Beauty. But it can as easily be created by a gardener, a farmer, a plumber, a careworker.
• What I want to do is travel deep and deeper into the dreamlands, to find that place that I know is waiting for me here.…
• One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.
• Let it go on record that any confusion arose simply because we lacked certain commonalities of reference.
• There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back.
• I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.
• If you're not ready to die, then how can you live?
• But that's what we all are-just stories. We only exist by how people remember us, by the stories we make of our lives. Without the…
• The past scampers like an alley cat through the present, leaving the paw prints of memories scattered helter-skelter.
• Children are the brightest treasures we bring forth into this world, but too large a percentage of the population continues to treat them as inconveniences…
• The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.
• Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.
• You can't stand up to the night until you understand what's hiding in its shadows.

Browse Charles de Lint Quotes by Category