Charles de Lint Quote Explained: Magic's never what you expect it to be, but it's often what you need.

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Tattoos…are the stories in your heart, written on your skin.

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The excitement I get from writing is finding out each day what happens next.

- Charles de Lint

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· Canada

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We’re all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on.

- Charles de Lint

Writer

· Canada

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

- Charles de Lint

Writer

· Canada

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

- Charles de Lint

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· Canada

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What we take from the spirit world is only a reflection of what lies inside ourselves.

- Charles de Lint

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· Canada

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It is important to know what a person was. But it’s more important to know what they are now.

- Charles de Lint

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· Canada

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The real trouble comes from not knowing what we really want in the first place.

- Charles de Lint

Writer

· Canada

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

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

Tattoos…are the stories in your heart, written on your skin.

The excitement I get from writing is finding out each day what happens next.

We’re all made of stories. When they finally put us underground, the stories are what will go on.

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

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

What we take from the spirit world is only a reflection of what lies inside ourselves.

It is important to know what a person was. But it’s more important to know what they are now.

The real trouble comes from not knowing what we really want in the first place.

Art is a magic which makes the hours melt away and even days dissolve into seconds

Conjuring is a profession in which no one errs through excess of modesty.

Their ‘magic’ is Art, delivered from many of its human limitations.

Only the magic and the dream are true — all the rest’s a lie.

If I was bound for hell, let it be hell. No more false heaven. No more damned magic.

Not all magic is fireworks and fanfare. Sometimes magic is quiet and sneaks up on you.

At Microsoft, the magic of software is used to take on very interesting challenges.

What if things happened to you—special, magic things—because you’d been preparing for them?

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

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

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