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 LintI finally figured out that Iโm solitary by nature, but at the same time I know so many people; so many people think they own a piece of me. They shift and move under my skin, like a parade of memories that simply wonโt go away. It doesnโt matter where I am, or how alone--I always have such a crowded head.
Charles de LintThere are people who take the heart out of you, and there are people who put it back.
Charles de LintWhy did men worship in churches, locking themselves away in the dark, when the world lay beyond its doors in all its real glory?
Charles de LintEverybody's got the potential for great good and great wrong in them, but it's the choices we make that define who we really are.
Charles de LintI'm a writer and this is what I do no matter what name we put to it. Year by year, the world is turning into a darker and stranger place than any of us could want. This is the only thing I do that has potential to shine a little further than my immediate surroundings. For me, each story is a little candle held up to the dark of night, trying to illuminate the hope for a better world where we all respect and care for each other.
Charles de Lint