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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

Topics: Around Art Bad Bad Thing Become Beginning Connect Fact Friends Friendship Good Good Art Kind Like Magic Maintaining Me Mean Meet Out People Requires Seems Them Thing Thousands Two Two People Well Work

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A long time ago a bunch of people reached a general consensus as to what's real and what's not and most of us have been going along with it ever since.

~Charles De Lint

Topics: Along Been Bunch Consensus Ever General Going Long Long Time Long Time Ago Most People Reached Real Since Time Us

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I'm not Chinese. I thrive in interesting times.

~Charles De Lint

Topics: Chinese Interesting Thrive Times

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If you're not ready to die, then how can you live?

~Charles De Lint

Topics: Die How Live Ready Then You

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It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun.

~Charles De Lint

Topics: Bit Fun Good Having Just Making More Mysteries Reminds Than Us World

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

~Charles De Lint

Topics: More Need Quiet Remember Than Them Warriors Wonders World

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There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale.

~Charles De Lint

Topics: Compare Few Joys Tale Telling

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Why did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?

~Charles De Lint

Topics: Away Beyond Churches Dark Did Doors Glory Lay Men Real Themselves Why World Worship

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Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of.

~Charles De Lint

Topics: Capable Merely Word

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Without mysteries, life would be very dull indeed. What would be left to strive for if everything were known?

~Charles De Lint

Topics: Dull Everything Indeed Known Left Life Mysteries Strive Very Were Without Would

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Biography

Nationality: Canadian

Type: Writer

Born: December 22nd, 1951

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