Charles de Lint
Born: 22 December 1951
Birthplace: Bussum, The Netherlands
Canadian author & Musician
“In the dark attics of our minds, all times mingle.”
~Charles de Lint, Canadian author & musician
The Onion Girl (2001) New York: Tom Doherty Associates, p. 124
Extended excerpt:
“The past scampers like an alley cat through the present, leaving the paw prints of memories scattered helter-skelter – here ink is smeared on a page, there lies an old photography with a chewed corner, elsewhere still, a nest has been made of old newspapers, headlines running one into the other to make strange declarations. There is no order to what we recall, the wheel of time follows no straight line as it turns in our heads. In the dark attics of our minds, all times mingle, sometimes literally.”
Source: Library – The Onion Girl (2001) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 0-765-30381-7
“The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.”
~Charles de Lint, Canadian author & musician
Partial response to a question about his beliefs (2004) “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs),” Charles de Lint author website, www.sfsite.com/charlesdelint/
Extended excerpt: [Excerpt from de Lint’s response to the question “Your fiction often contains earth spirits and characters who are pagans. Are you a practicing pagan or Wiccan?]:
“It’s all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.”
Source link: “Frequently Asked Questions” (June 2004) Charles de Lint author website: https://www.sfsite.com/charlesdelint/faq.htm
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