I’ve always known and been interested in people who are a little bit off the norm. I like to call attention to the idea that they are there, that they are real people, not invisible. Charles de Lint Read Quote
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, but it might also be a reminder to pay attention to what is here already, hidden only because it’s been forgotten. Charles de Lint Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote