368 Quotes by Charles de Lint

You can take the woman outta the trash, but you can't take the trash out a the woman.

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.

How hard would it be to ask children what they see in their heads? How big should the house be in comparison to the family standing in front of it? What is it about the anatomy of the people that doesn't look right? Then let them try it again. Teach them to learn how to see and ask questions.

Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?

It's the questions we ask, the journey we take to get to where we are going that is more important than the actual answer.

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.

Living on the street as a kid changed the way I looked at everything. It was a different time and while it had its dangers, it was nothing like it would be today. It was the Summer of Love and there was a real sense of community among us. We were hippies who looked out for each other instead of trying to rip each other off. We only had to watch out for the police who liked to roust us just on general principles, and the kids who came in from the suburbs to do a little hippie-bashing.

The best artists know what to leave out.

The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.