She shrugged. Everybody makes the same mistake. Fortune-tel… - Charles de Lint

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She shrugged. Everybody makes the same mistake. Fortune-telling doesn't reveal the future; it mirrors the present. It resonates against what your subconscious already knows and hauls it up out of the darkness so that you can get a good look at it.

Charles de Lint

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Charles de Lint (born 22 December 1951) is a Canadian fantasy author and Celtic folk musician.

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Alternative Names: Samuel M. Key • Charles De Lint

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