I wouldn't like to live in a world where everything's as cut-and-dried as most people think it is
Charles de LintAn now the silences come in a single lifetime, in a single year... when species die, leaving a silent space in the world song that can never be filled.
Charles de LintThe thing to remember when you're writing is, it's not whether or not what you put on paper is true. It's whether it wakes a truth in your reader.
Charles de Lint