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Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused.

Charles de Lint

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Charles de Lint
Age: 72
Born: 1951
Born: December 22
Musician
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Samuel M. Key
Legends
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That's the thing with magic. You've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you.
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I was going through the motions of life, instead of really living, and there's no excuse for that. It's not something I'll let happen to me again.
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Dying doesn't end anything - it just changes where you are
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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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The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can actually trick yourself into feeling better.
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In the dark attics of our minds, all times mingle.
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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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