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Charles De Lint Quotes

You can take the woman outta the trash, but you can’t take the trash out a the woman Picture Quote #1

I always feel that there is a curtain, you know, that if I could just peek behind the curtain I’d see how the world really works. And since I haven’t had it I have to write about it instead Picture Quote #1

My characters seem real because they are drawn from the realities of my life. I didn’t have to research their pain; I just tapped into my own Picture Quote #1

Music’s always part of my writing. I think all art is interconnected. You can’t create or experience one without its influences bleeding into another. In my writing, music’s mostly something that feeds my inspiration and mood while I’m writing, but it’s also taught me how to score scenes and even novels. The rise and fall of the storyline echoes the flow of a good piece of music Picture Quote #1

Books and music saved me as a teenager because it was through them that I realized that I wasn’t alone in my obsessive love for words and music Picture Quote #1

I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them Picture Quote #1

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I don’t actually talk about my books much, because I find if I talk about them I don’t want to write them anymore. I write to find out what happens. You know how you read a book? That’s what I’m doing except I’m just doing it a lot slower because it takes a lot longer to do Picture Quote #1

My theory about writing is that one should write books you’d like to read, but no one else has written yet. So, as long as I stick with that, I’m entertaining myself, and then hopefully my readers as well. I hope to God I realize that I’m repeating myself, if I ever do. But if I don’t, I’m sure my readers will let me know Picture Quote #1

Compromise is necessary... so long as you never give up who you are. That isn’t compromise; that’s spiritual death. You have to remain true to yourself Picture Quote #1

Fairy tales and mythology have always been an exaggerated distillation of the real world. Think of them as blueprints for how to deal with a multitude of situations that can arise in a person’s life. The beauty of them is that their analogies resonate so deeply and they also entertain while they teach Picture Quote #1

Well, while I didn’t have the more extreme experiences of some of my characters, I didn’t exactly come from the most normal of households. Or rather, it was normal, in that dysfunctional families appear to be the norm Picture Quote #1

I was a misfit, but I think most teenagers feel that way. I don’t care if you were a popular jock or the kid who spent his lunch hours in a stairwell reading a book, we all seem to have dealt with insecurities of one kind or another throughout our high school years Picture Quote #1

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What we take from the spirit world is only a reflection of what lies inside ourselves Picture Quote #1

The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it’s really a wheel Picture Quote #1

There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back Picture Quote #1

Only fools think they’re wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can Picture Quote #1

You can’t stand up to the night until you understand what’s hiding in its shadows Picture Quote #1

An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space in the world song that can never be filled Picture Quote #1

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Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

A name can’t begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that’s the magic of names, isn’t it? That the complex, contradictory individuals we are can be called up complete and whole in another mind through the simple sorcery of a name Picture Quote #1

As the new work fills my notebooks, I’ve come to realize that the characters in my stories were so real because I really did want to get close to people, I really did want to know them. It was just easier to do it on paper, one step removed Picture Quote #1

Let me give you some advice: Try to approach things without preconceived ideas, without supposing you already know everything there is to know about them. Get that trick down and you’ll be surprised at what’s really all around you Picture Quote #1

Magic’s never what you expect it to be, but it’s often what you need Picture Quote #1

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It’s not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there’s a bigger picture Picture Quote #1

We end up stumbling our way through the forest, never seeing all the unexpected and wonderful possibilities and potentials because we’re looking for the idea of a tree, instead of appreciating the actual trees in front of us Picture Quote #1

... we chase after ghosts and spirits and are left holding only memories and dreams. It’s not that we want what we can’t have; it’s that we’ve held all we could want and then had to watch it slip away Picture Quote #1

There is no plan, no future laid out for any of us beyond what we make for ourselves Picture Quote #1

We're all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on Picture Quote #1

The trouble with advice is that it’s usually something you don’t want to hear Picture Quote #1

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You can take the woman outta the trash, but you can’t take the trash out a the woman (Charles De Lint Quotes) I always feel that there is a curtain, you know, that if I could just peek behind the curtain I’d see how the world really works. And since I haven’t had it I have to write about it instead (Charles De Lint Quotes) My characters seem real because they are drawn from the realities of my life. I didn’t have to research their pain; I just tapped into my own (Charles De Lint Quotes) Music’s always part of my writing. I think all art is interconnected. You can’t create or experience one without its influences bleeding into another. In my writing, music’s mostly something that feeds my inspiration and mood while I’m writing, but it’s also taught me how to score scenes and even novels. The rise and fall of the storyline echoes the flow of a good piece of music (Charles De Lint Quotes) Books and music saved me as a teenager because it was through them that I realized that I wasn’t alone in my obsessive love for words and music (Charles De Lint Quotes) I find the characters in my head and the more I write about them, the better I get to know them (Charles De Lint Quotes) I don’t actually talk about my books much, because I find if I talk about them I don’t want to write them anymore. I write to find out what happens. You know how you read a book? That’s what I’m doing except I’m just doing it a lot slower because it takes a lot longer to do (Charles De Lint Quotes) My theory about writing is that one should write books you’d like to read, but no one else has written yet. So, as long as I stick with that, I’m entertaining myself, and then hopefully my readers as well. I hope to God I realize that I’m repeating myself, if I ever do. But if I don’t, I’m sure my readers will let me know (Charles De Lint Quotes) Compromise is necessary... so long as you never give up who you are. That isn’t compromise; that’s spiritual death. You have to remain true to yourself (Charles De Lint Quotes) Fairy tales and mythology have always been an exaggerated distillation of the real world. Think of them as blueprints for how to deal with a multitude of situations that can arise in a person’s life. The beauty of them is that their analogies resonate so deeply and they also entertain while they teach (Charles De Lint Quotes) Well, while I didn’t have the more extreme experiences of some of my characters, I didn’t exactly come from the most normal of households. Or rather, it was normal, in that dysfunctional families appear to be the norm (Charles De Lint Quotes) I was a misfit, but I think most teenagers feel that way. I don’t care if you were a popular jock or the kid who spent his lunch hours in a stairwell reading a book, we all seem to have dealt with insecurities of one kind or another throughout our high school years (Charles De Lint Quotes) What we take from the spirit world is only a reflection of what lies inside ourselves (Charles De Lint Quotes) The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it’s really a wheel (Charles De Lint Quotes) There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back (Charles De Lint Quotes) Only fools think they’re wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can (Charles De Lint Quotes) You can’t stand up to the night until you understand what’s hiding in its shadows (Charles De Lint Quotes) An now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space in the world song that can never be filled (Charles De Lint Quotes) Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors (Charles De Lint Quotes) 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 Quotes) A name can’t begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that’s the magic of names, isn’t it? That the complex, contradictory individuals we are can be called up complete and whole in another mind through the simple sorcery of a name (Charles De Lint Quotes) As the new work fills my notebooks, I’ve come to realize that the characters in my stories were so real because I really did want to get close to people, I really did want to know them. It was just easier to do it on paper, one step removed (Charles De Lint Quotes) Let me give you some advice: Try to approach things without preconceived ideas, without supposing you already know everything there is to know about them. Get that trick down and you’ll be surprised at what’s really all around you (Charles De Lint Quotes) Magic’s never what you expect it to be, but it’s often what you need (Charles De Lint Quotes) It’s not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there’s a bigger picture (Charles De Lint Quotes) We end up stumbling our way through the forest, never seeing all the unexpected and wonderful possibilities and potentials because we’re looking for the idea of a tree, instead of appreciating the actual trees in front of us (Charles De Lint Quotes) ... we chase after ghosts and spirits and are left holding only memories and dreams. It’s not that we want what we can’t have; it’s that we’ve held all we could want and then had to watch it slip away (Charles De Lint Quotes) There is no plan, no future laid out for any of us beyond what we make for ourselves (Charles De Lint Quotes) We're all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on (Charles De Lint Quotes) The trouble with advice is that it’s usually something you don’t want to hear (Charles De Lint Quotes)

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