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The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can actually trick yourself into feeling better.

Charles de Lint

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Charles de Lint
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 22
Musician
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Samuel M. Key
Pretending
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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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I don't think the world works on merit.
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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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One cannot seek to uphold honor in a being that has none.
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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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Wondering’s healthy. Broadens the mind. Opens you up to all sorts of stray thoughts and possibilities.
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