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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
World
Kindnesses
Whispers
Kindness
Magic
Small
Seems
Work
Life

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I don't think the world works on merit.
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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 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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Well, you know this world isn't perfect.' 'No, you're wrong. This world IS perfect, people just come along and mess it up sometimes.
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It's not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there's a bigger picture.
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Look inside yourself for the answers - you're the only one who knows what's best for you. Everybody else is only guessing.
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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.
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