Charles de Lint Quotes about Magic

The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.

The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.

Life, Kindness, Magic

It is so easy for your people to forget that everything has a spirit, that all are equal. That magic and mystery are a part of your lives, not something to store away in a child's bedroom, or to use as an escape from your lives.

Charles de Lint

Children, People, Magic

Charles de Lint (2002). “The Onion Girl”, p.435, Macmillan

It's easy to believe in magic when you're young. Anything you couldn't explain was magic then. It didn't matter if it was science or a fairy tale. Electricity and elves were both infinitely mysterious and equally possible - elves probably more so.

Charles de Lint

Love, Believe, Magic

Charles de Lint (2007). “Moonlight & Vines”, p.374, Macmillan

Magic's never what you expect it to be, but it's often what you need.

Charles de Lint

Magic, Needs

Charles de Lint (2007). “Moonlight & Vines”, p.339, Macmillan

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

Charles de Lint

Magic, Invisible, Stills

"Dreams Underfoot : The Newford Collection". Book by Charles de Lint, 2003.

Like legend and myth, magic fades when it is unused.

Charles de Lint

Magic, Legends, Myth

"The Little Country". Book by Charles de Lint, 1991.

I believe in a different kind of magic. The kind we make between each other.

Charles de Lint

Believe, Magic, Different

Charles de Lint (2002). “The Onion Girl”, p.49, Macmillan

A name can't begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that's the magic of names, isn't it? That the complex, contradictory individuals we are can be called up complete and whole in another mind through the simple sorcery of a name.

Charles de Lint

Simple, Names, Magic

Charles de Lint Quotes about Magic

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