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The Lost Music was his way of talking about the way he believed that old wives' tales and dance tunes and folktales were just the tangled echoes of something that's not quite of this world … something we all knew once, but have forgotten since.
Charles de Lint -
It may sound trite, but using the weapons of the enemy, no matter how good one's intentions, makes one the enemy.
Charles de Lint
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I've always been interested in the outsider.
Charles de Lint -
There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale.
Charles de Lint -
I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?
Charles de Lint -
That dichotomy between who she was and who she thought she should be was what really killed her.
Charles de Lint -
Only fools think they’re wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can.
Charles de Lint -
Wisdom never comes to those who believe they have nothing left to learn.
Charles de Lint