A name can't begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. B… - Charles de Lint

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A name can't begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that's the magic of names, isn't it? That the complex, contradictory individuals we are can be called up complete and whole in another mind through the simple sorcery of a name.

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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She calls herself Tallulah, but I know who she really is. A name can’t begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that’s the magic of names, isn’t it? That the complex, contradictory individuals we are can be called up complete and whole in another mind through the simple sorcery of a name.

Only fools think they’re wise; the rest of us just muddle through as we can.

On a quiet day, when the wind was still, the creek could be heard all the way up to where the old beech stood. Under its branches, cats would come to dream and be dreamed.

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