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Charles de Lint, born on December 22, 1951, is a renowned Canadian writer known for his fantasy literature and folk tales. His works span various forms, including short stories, novels, and poetry, and have been translated into multiple languages. De Lint's writing style is unique, characterized by rich imagination and deep understanding of folk tales.

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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.”

People Thinking Believe Art Sometimes Moments I Believe Voice Nature Magic Experience Everyday Works Of Art Whispering Inexplicable Synchronicity Connectedness Eerie Appropriateness

Author:Charles de Lint

“There are no happy endings... There are no endings, happy or otherwise. We all have our own stories which are just part of the one Story that binds both this world and Faerie. Sometimes we step into each others stories - perhaps just for a few minutes, perhaps for years - and then we step out of them again. But all the while, the Story just goes on.”

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Book:Triskell Tales: Twenty-two Years of Chapbooks

Source: Triskell Tales: Twenty-two Years of Chapbooks

“There's more to life than just surviving . . . but . . . sometimes just surviving is all you get”

Sometimes Surviving More To Life

Author:Charles de Lint

“It's not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there's a bigger picture.”

Way Sometimes Bigger Bigger Picture

Book:Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy

Source: Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy

“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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Author:Charles de Lint

“I don't think the world is the way we like to think it is. I don't think it's one solid world, but many, thousands upon thousands of them--as many as there are people--because each person perceives the world in his or her own way; each lives in his or her own world. Sometimes they connect, for a moment, or more rarely, for a lifetime, but mostly we are alone, each living in our own world, suffering our small deaths.”

People Thinking World Way Persons Sometimes Moments Suffering Lifetime Perceive World Suffering

Author:Charles de Lint

“Music’s the soundtrack of my life and has been since I was a teenager. There’s always music. If I’m not playing it, I’m listening to it. With my writing... sometimes it inspires a story, sometimes it highlights something I’m working on, sometimes it simply helps me stay in the narrative mood.”

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Author:Charles de Lint

“Most times we only see things for the way we are. But we're good at lying to ourselves. Sometimes we need somebody who's not living in our skin to point out how things really are.”

Way Needs Sometimes Lying Skins

Book:The Mystery of Grace

Source: The Mystery of Grace

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

Sometimes Mood Pretending Good Mood

Author:Charles de Lint

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Born: December 22, 1951
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