The trouble with magic is that there's too much it just can… - Charles de Lint

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The trouble with magic is that there's too much it just can't fix. When things go wrong, glimpsing junkyard faerie and crows that can turn into girls and back again doesn't help much. The useful magic's never at hand. The three wishes and the genies in bottles, seven-league boots, invisible cloaks and all. They stay in stories, while out here in the wide world we have to muddle through as best we can on our own.

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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Pen Names: Samuel M. Key

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The trouble with magic is that there's too much it just can't fix. When things go wrong, glimpsing junkyard faerie and crows that can turn into girls… - Charles de Lint

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