Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angel… - Charles de Lint

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Philosophers have argued for centuries about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, but materialists have known all along that it depends on whether they are jitterbugging or dancing cheek to cheek. — Tom Robbins, from Jitterbug Perfume

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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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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.

While you live … you have a duty to life. … The fey wonders of the world only exist while there are those with the sight to see them. … Otherwise they fade away.

I hate the thought of her being forced into a box that doesn't fit her. Of having her wings cut off, her sight blinded, her hearing muted, her voice stilled.

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