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All of the mysteries were represented, but it was up to the reader to discover which, out of those thousands of volumes, held a kernel of truth, and which were out-and-out quackeries.

— Charles de Lint Greenmantle (1988)

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If you understand, things are just as they are. If you do not understand, things are just as they are.

The Ivory and the Horn (1995)

That's the thing with magic. You've got to know it's still here, all around us, or it just stays invisible for you.

Dreams Underfoot (1993)

I've always believed the lies we use to make our fictions reveal the truth with far more honesty than any history or herstory or life story.

Memory and Dream (1994)

Nothing’s different, but everything has changed.

The Ivory and the Horn (1995)

Wisdom never comes to those who believe they have nothing left to learn.

The Ivory and the Horn (1995)

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