The old gods and their magics did not dwindle away into murky memories of brownies and little fairies more at home in a Disney cartoon; rather, they changed. The coming of Christ and Christians actually freed them. They were no longer bound to people's expectations but could now become anything that they could imagine themselves to be. They are still here, walking among us. We just don't recognize them anymore.
Charles de LintThere are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back.
Charles de LintThe stronger a woman gets, the more insecure the men in her life feel. It doesnโt work that way for a woman. We celebrate strength--in our partners as well as in ourselves.
Charles de LintThat'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 LintYou've got to spread out as far as you can, cut down a whole forest, irrigate a whole desert, just to make sure that you won't accidentally stumble upon a place that's still in its natural state.
Charles de LintShe knew this music--knew it down to the very core of her being--but she had never heard it before. Unfamiliar, it had still always been there inside her, waiting to be woken. It grew from the core of mystery that gives a secret its special delight, religion its awe. It demanded to be accepted by simple faith, not dissected or questioned, and at the same time, it begged to be doubted and probed.
Charles de Lint