Charles de Lint

Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#need #quiet #remember #than #them

Every time you do a good deed you shine the light a little farther into the dark. And the thing is, when you're gone that light is going to keep shining on, pushing the shadows back. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#good-deeds #inspirational #inspirational

Don't forget - no one else sees the world the way you do, so no one else can tell the stories that you have to tell. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#forget #sees #stories #tell #way

That's the thing about magic; you've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#magic #belief

It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#kindness #magic #present

You've got to find yourself first. Everything else'll follow. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#dreams

The thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#teen #teen

I hate the thought of her being forced into a box that doesn't fit her. Of having her wings cut off, her sight blinded, her hearing muted, her voice stilled. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#dreams

Once upon a time there was what there was, and if nothing had happened there would be nothing to tell. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#story #storytelling #dreams

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

— Charles de Lint

#life