368 Quotes by Charles de Lint

Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but materialists have known all along that it depends on whether they are jitterbugging or dancing cheek to cheek. – Tom Robbins, from Jitterbug Perfume.

All my life I’ve wanted to be the kid who gets to cross over into the magical kingdom.

You can’t stand up to the night until you understand what’s hiding in its shadows.

Everything already talks,” Joe told her. “Plants, animals, even that old truck of mine. The trick is figuring out their language, learning to hear what they’re saying so that it makes sense.

It’s not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there’s a bigger picture.

Fortune-telling doesn’t reveal the future; it mirrors the present. It resonates against what your subconscious already knows and hauls it up out of the darkness so you can get a good look at it.

I’m not as trusting as people think I am. Sure, I see the best in people, but that doesn’t mean it’s really there.

Everything can talk,” the old woman replied. “The trick is, not everybody knows how to listen.

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