Charles de Lint Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

Charles de Lint quotes and sayings page 2 (writer). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 28 we have.

“Not everything has to mean something. Some things just are.”

“One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.”

“The best artists know what to leave out.”

“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.”

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

“As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary.”

“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.”

“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.”