Charles de Lint Quotes

You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.

Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey.

We always have a take that's 'one for fun', so once you've got what you need, you can do what you like. Something does occasionally pop out of that tree. I'm always open to ideas.

When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for a while and see what comes to me.

Serious-minded people have few ideas. People with ideas are never serious.

Love color. Take risks. Stay curious.

Humans test their brand new wings and invent new possibilities using new-fangled things not with grim determination, but with play.

I've always been inspired by small details that make me wander. My mother would ask me, 'What are you looking at so intensely?' I would answer, 'Everything and nothing.' She really supported my wanderings, called me Marco Polo.

We have the script, we have the actors, and we're trying to figure out what this is, and you don't know what it is. You have to be open to what it's going to become rather than have this thing that you're trying to get to, which is boring.

Even though you're growing up, you should never stop having fun.

I've never had a grand plan. I've only just tried to keep open to many different possibilities, have fun and work with people who are passionate about what they do.

I feel so free and open to ideas, and I get inspired by everything.

You never know where your influences are going to come from, or where you're going to find your inspiration.

I just think you can't shut your life off to just, you know, one thing. You gotta be open-minded. Explore things. Feed your artist.

Definition is the death of discovery.

I don't ever want to lose that mind-set where you've got to be able to realize different ideas-slash-fantasies-slash-possibilities in your life.

Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.

I have found that children are the most open-minded of all my audiences. They are not set in their ways. They are open to ideas.

When I start any book, I have no idea what I'm going to do.

Fear of the unknown is a great creative partner.

Art flourishes where there is a sense of adventure.

The two questions I always ask myself are 'What if' and 'Why not?

Discovery is fun. I am incredibly open to everything.

Being open to the unexpected allows me to bring so much to my craft.

Our interests are pretty boundless, as is our appetite for new creative experiences.