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I'd say that any character or setting can be given a bit of an otherworldly sheen and be the better for it. the one thing i insist on with my own writing is that i won't let magic solve my characters' real world problems. the solutions have to come from the characters themselves.
-Charles De Lint
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I'd Say That Any Character Or Setting

Charles De Lint
I'd say that any character or setting can be given a bit of an otherworldly sheen and be the better for it. the one thing i insist on with my own writing is that i won't let magic solve my characters' real world problems. the solutions have to come from the characters themselves.
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