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The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents.
Charles de Lint

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The fey wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them.
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It's good to have mysteries. It reminds us that there's more to the world than just making do and having a bit of fun.
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The thing with pretending you're in a good mood is that sometimes you can.
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Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning.
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I want to touch the heart of the world and make it smile.
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There are few joys to compare with the telling of a well-told tale.
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The road leading to a goal does not separate you from the destination; it is essentially a part of it.
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Not everything has to mean something. Some things just are.
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Stone walls confine a tinker; cold iron binds a witch; but a musician's music can never be fettered, for it lives first in her heart and mind.
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Remember the quiet wonders. The world has more need of them than it has for warriors.
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I think you're all mad. But that's part and parcel of being an artistic genius, isn't it?
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One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled.
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Witchery is merely a word for what we are all capable of.
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