Quotes by Charles de Lint

Explore a curated collection of 19 quotes by Charles de Lint. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

We're all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on. Not forever, perhaps, — Charles de Lint
I don't want to live in the kind of world where we don't look out for each other. Not just the people that are close to — Charles de Lint
Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone tha — Charles de Lint
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 a darker an — Charles de Lint
I read and write for character. If I like and can relate to the characters in a story I can enjoy any kind of story. I a — Charles de Lint
I do believe in an everyday sort of magic -- the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, — Charles de Lint
So she goes to see the Old Man of the Mountains–looks just like you, Bear. Same face, same hair. A big old bear, sitting — Charles de Lint
Music’s the soundtrack of my life and has been since I was a teenager. There’s always music. If I’m not playing it, I’m — Charles de Lint
T.H. moved through the forest like the melody of a well-known song, in perfect harmony with his surroundings. — Charles de Lint
The real difference is that with fantasy—and by that I mean fantasy which can simultaneously tap into a cosmopolitan com — Charles de Lint
That's the thing about magic; you've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you. — Charles de Lint
I want to be magic. I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile. I want to be a friend of elves and live in — Charles de Lint
It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in — Charles de Lint
Everybody's got the potential for great good and great wrong in them, but it's thechoices we make that define who we rea — Charles de Lint
Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning. — Charles de Lint
The best artists know what to leave out. — Charles de Lint
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
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-ow — Charles de Lint
I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile. — Charles de Lint