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The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.

Charles de Lint

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Charles de Lint
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 22
Musician
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Samuel M. Key
Work
Life
World
Kindnesses
Whispers
Kindness
Magic
Small
Seems

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Can you remember how you felt when you were communicating through your artwork? Not just the sense of completion, but the sense of rightness- the sense that you had brought to life something that could live beyond your sphere of being, that held in it far more potential than you ever realized you were imbuing in the work?
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The best artists know what to leave out.
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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.
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I do believe in an everyday sort of magic -- the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone.
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Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back.
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It's not something you can prove....I know you hate to hear this, but you either have it, or you don't.
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Our lives are stories, and the stories we have to give to each other are the most important. No one has a story too small and all are of equal stature. We each tell them in different ways, through different mediums—and if we care about each other, we'll take the time to listen.
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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.
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The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination it is essentially a part of it.
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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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You can't stand up to the night until you understand what's hiding in its shadows.
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Not everything has to mean something. Some things just are.
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Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.
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I don't know what's waiting for us when we die--something better, something worse. I only know I'm not ready to find out yet.
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It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.
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Magic lies in between things, between the day and the night, between yellow and blue, between any two things.
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I believe in a different kind of magic. The kind we make between each other.
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You've got to find yourself first. Everything else'll follow.
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I don't think the world works on merit.
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In the dark attics of our minds, all times mingle.
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