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

—  Charles de Lint

The quote "Nothing’s different, but everything has changed." is famous quote attributed to Charles de Lint (1951), author.

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

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