The beginning of a friendship, the fact that two people out of the thousands around them can meet and connect and become friends, seems like a kind of magic to me. But maintaining a friendship requires work. I don't mean that as a bad thing. Good art requires work as well.

Charles de Lint (born December 22 1951) is a World Fantasy Award winning author. De Lint has publiCharles de Lintd 71 books (excluding foreign editions and reprints) thus gaining a reputation as a master in his field. R.

R. Charles de Lint (born December 22 1951) is a World Fantasy Award winning author. R.