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Only Quotes by Charles de Lint
- The fey wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them.
- 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…
- I don't know what's waiting for us when we die--something better, something worse. I only know I'm not ready to find out yet.
- Only fools think they're wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can.
- I've always been aware of the otherworld, of spirits that exist in that twilight place that lies in the corner of our eyes, of fairie…
- Living on the street as a kid changed the way I looked at everything. It was a different time and while it had its dangers,…
- A body of work may be reviled -- mostly by those who have no knowledge of its workings -- and yet still carry elements of…
- What we take from the spirit world is only a reflection of what lies inside ourselves.
- The only real reason for self-referencing is the fun factor. It's fun for the writer, getting little peeks at what old characters might be up…
- As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary.
- When one of my characters becomes aware of a magical element, it might be because the world is wider than we assume it to be,…
- There's stories and then there's stories. The ones with any worth change your life forever, perhaps only in a small way, but once you've heard…
- There are as many stories to be told as there are people to tell them about; only the mean-spirited would consider there to be a…
- Look inside yourself for the answers - you're the only one who knows what's best for you. Everybody else is only guessing.
- The best change you can make is to hold up a mirror so that people can look into it and change themselves. That's the only…
- ... 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; it's…
- Everything has a spirit and it's all connected. If you think about that, if you live your life by it, then you're less likely to…
- I'm a writer and this is what I do no matter what name we put to it. Year by year, the world is turning into…
- Most times we only see things for the way we are. But we're good at lying to ourselves. Sometimes we need somebody who's not living…
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