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A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of us have been going along with it ever since. - Charles de Lint As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary. - Charles de Lint I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it? - Charles de Lint I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile. - Charles de Lint I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times. - Charles de Lint If you're not ready to die, then how can you live? - Charles de Lint It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun. - Charles de Lint Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning. - Charles de Lint Not everything has to mean something. Some things just are. - Charles de Lint One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled. - Charles de Lint Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors. - Charles de Lint Stone walls confine a tinker; cold iron binds a witch; but a musician's music can never be fettered, for it lives first in her heart and mind. - Charles de Lint The best artists know what to leave out. - Charles de Lint The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them. - Charles de Lint The fey wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them. - Charles de Lint The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents. - Charles de Lint The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it. - Charles de Lint The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can. - Charles de Lint There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale. - Charles de Lint When all's said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it's not so much which road you take, as how you take it. - Charles de Lint Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory? - Charles de Lint Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of. - Charles de Lint Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known? - Charles de Lint
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