CHARLES DE LINT QUOTES VI

Canadian writer (1951- )

It's the questions we ask, the journey we take to get to where we are going that is more important than the actual answer.

CHARLES DE LINT

"Paperjack", Dreams Underfoot: The Newford Collection

Tags: questions


The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.

CHARLES DE LINT

"Romano Drom", Dreams Underfoot: The Newford Collection


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

CHARLES DE LINT

attributed, Make it Matter


You back down and they're gonna walk all over you. Not just today, but every goddamn day.

CHARLES DE LINT

The Onion Girl


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", The Ivory and the Horn


Everything is the way it is because we've all agreed that's the way it is.

CHARLES DE LINT

The Onion Girl


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", The Ivory and the Horn


Our time's the most precious thing we've got to offer folks, and the worst thing a body can do is to take it away from us.

CHARLES DE LINT

"Saxophone Joe and the Woman in Black", The Ivory and the Horn

Tags: time


The best artists know what to leave out. They know how much of the support should show through as the pigment is applied, what details aren't necessary.

CHARLES DE LINT

"Dream Harder, Dream True", The Ivory and the Horn

Tags: artists


The real problem is, people think life is a ladder, and it's really a wheel.

CHARLES DE LINT

The Ivory and the Horn

Tags: life