Charles de Lint: Trending quotes (page 3)

“One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.”

Charles de Lint

"Footprints in the Dust", p. 19
Memory and Dream (1994)

World , Change

“The thing is … nothing’s as easy as we'd like it to be. … And the real trouble comes from not knowing what we really want in the first place.”

Charles de Lint

"Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night", p. 282
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)

“The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.”

Charles de Lint

As quoted in The Ultimate Guide to Celebrating Kids : K-6th Grade School (2005) by Linda LaTourelle, p. 134

Children , Problem , Parent

“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

Part Two: The Lost Music, "The Touchstone" p. 501
The Little Country (1991)

Men , World

“There are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back.”

Charles de Lint

“Dead Man’s Shoes”, p. 143, quoting Elizabeth David
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)

People , Heart

“If you understand, things are just as they are. If you do not understand, things are just as they are.”

Charles de Lint

“The Forever Trees”, p. 327 (quoting a Zen saying)
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)

Understanding

“Wisdom never comes to those who believe they have nothing left to learn.”

Charles de Lint

“The Forest is Crying”, p. 62
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)

Wisdom , Learning

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

Charles de Lint

"Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night", p. 289
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)

Life

“Only fools think they’re wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can.”

Charles de Lint

“Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night”, p. 264
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)

Fools , Thinking

“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

"Where Desert Spirits Crowd the Night", p. 254
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)

People , Time

“Nothing’s different, but everything has changed.”

Charles de Lint

“The Forever Trees”, p. 331
The Ivory and the Horn (1996)

For Father , Change

“I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?”

Charles de Lint

"Baiting the Hook", p. 42
Memory and Dream (1994)

Thinking , Parting , Madness

“Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors. And this I will tell you as well: One cannot seek to uphold honor in a being that has none.”

Charles de Lint book Moonheart

Part 3, Chapter 7 (p. 386)
Moonheart (1984)

World