Charles de Lint is a famous Writer from Canada, he/she is 72 years old and still alive, born December 22, 1951.
Our collection contains 23 quotes who is written / told by Charles.
23 Famous quotes by Charles de Lint
"The best artists know what to leave out"
"One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled"
"If you're not ready to die, then how can you live?"
"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"
"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"
"Stone walls confine a tinker; cold iron binds a witch; but a musician's music can never be fettered, for it lives first in her heart and mind"
"Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning"
"As far as I'm concerned, the only difference between fact and what most people call fiction is about fifteen pages in the dictionary"
"The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can"
"I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times"
"Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?"
"Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of"
"Not everything has to mean something. Some things just are"
"I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile"
"Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors"
"There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale"
"I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?"
"Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?"
"The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it"
"The few wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them"
"It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun"
"The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents"
"The fey wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them"
