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Charles de Lint
Canadian
Writer
Born:
Dec 22
,
1951
Been
Few
Good
People
World
You
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Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?
Charles de Lint
Life
Mysteries
Everything
Indeed
Strive
Would
Would-Be
Known
Without
Were
Dull
Left
Very
When all's said and done, all roads lead to the same end. So it's not so much which road you take, as how you take it.
Charles de Lint
You
Take
Lead
Road
Roads
Said
How
End
Same
Done
Which
Much
Not everything has to mean something. Some things just are.
Charles de Lint
Everything
Some
Some Things
Something
Just
Mean
Things
Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell.
Charles de Lint
You
World
Else
Way
Tell
Sees
No-One
Forget
Stories
I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.
Charles de Lint
Thrive
Times
Chinese
Interesting
If you're not ready to die, then how can you live?
Charles de Lint
You
Live
Ready
How
Die
Then
One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.
Charles de Lint
Change
World
Dried
Inspiration
Well
Without
Up
Expected
Less
Growth
Muses
Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of.
Charles de Lint
Word
Merely
Capable
I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?
Charles de Lint
You
Genius
Think
Mad
Parcel
Part
Part And Parcel
Artistic
Being
Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.
Charles de Lint
Life
Work
Art
You
Work Hard
Simple
Like
Still
Meaning
Hard
Keep
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we take for granted and no longer pay attention to, like the bonds of friendship that entwine our own lives with those of other people and places.
Charles de Lint
Friendship
People
World
Take For Granted
Own
Pay
Pay Attention
Other
Our
Books
Those
Magical
Small
Take
Attention
Longer
Like
Sort
Real
Often
The Real World
Real World
Places
Granted
Standing
Elements
Lives
Things
Bonds
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
World
Pay
Pay Attention
Assume
Hidden
Characters
Magical
Only
Attention
Reminder
Also
Because
Becomes
Been
Than
Forgotten
Might
Element
Aware
Here
Wider
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
People
Bit
Attention
Idea
Invisible
Like
Call
Known
Always
Real
Been
Norm
Off
Real People
Interested
Little
Little Bit
Who
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