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I'm not as trusting as people think I am. Sure, I see the best in people, but that doesn't mean it's really there.
Charles de Lint
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Charles de Lint
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 22
Musician
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Samuel M. Key
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Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused.
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The past scampers like an alley cat through the present, leaving the paw prints of memories scattered helter-skelter.
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I like living in the city where I have all my books and music and can go out to buy that night's dinner or easily see a band. But I also like the wild places, especially hiking in the desert and the Eastern woodlands. Do I have to choose?
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A body of work may be reviled - mostly by those who have no knowledge of its workings - and yet still carry elements of what can only be considered eternal truths.
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The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.
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The excitement I get from writing is finding out each day what happens next.
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All my life I've wanted to be the kid who gets to cross over into the magical kingdom.
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