368 Quotes by Charles de Lint

Thing is, while I know better, I like sounding ignorant. Talk like this and people figure you're about as dumb as a fencepost, which suits me fine. Makes it all that much easier to take advantage of 'em.

The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.

Well, while I didn't have the more extreme experiences of some of my characters, I didn't exactly come from the most normal of households. Or rather, it was normal, in that dysfunctional families appear to be the norm.

Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of.

The best artists know what to leave out. They know how much of the support should show through as the pigment is applied, what details aren't necessary.

I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.

What we take from the spirit world is only a reflection of what lies inside ourselves.

If you're not ready to die, then how can you live?

It may sound trite, but using the weapons of the enemy, no matter how good one's intentions, makes one the enemy.