Charles de Lint Quotes

It's not about finding a home so much as finding yourself.

I think that's one of the things that's missing in a lot of people's lives. That's finding out what works for you and doing that.

I never had time to dream about being anyone else.

For me, life isn't about being recognized or having everyone know who I am. That's not why I'm here. To me, my foundation is the most important thing I do or have ever done. That's what my life is about.

Figure out who you are.

I think self-discovery is the greatest achievement in life, because once you discover yourself and accept what you are, then you can fulfil your true potential and be happy.

The greatest discovery in life is self-discovery. Until you find yourself you will always be someone else. Become yourself.

It takes time to understand yourself, to go inside yourself and to question yourself and really take yourself to task. That's self-expression.

So many people go through life, and they never deal with their own issues, no matter what the issues are - ours happen to be gender identity. But, how many people go through life and just waste an entire life 'cause they'd never deal with themselves to be who they are.

Within ourselves is not very far and yet it is so far that one's whole life is not always long enough to get there.

I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy.

What you are is a question only you can answer.

A lot of people are simply interested in exploring their own spirituality, their own values, who they are, whether they're happy where they are.

You can run, run, run away from a lot of things in life, but you can't run away from yourself. And the key to happiness is to understand and accept who you are.

If you asked me for my New Year Resolution, it would be to find out who I am.

I want to challenge people to find out who they are.

Once you figure out who you are and what you love about yourself, I think it all kinda falls into place.

You never find yourself until you face the truth.

I like to spread myself out. Since I was a kid, I always recognized some void.

All is worthwhile if the soul is not small.

At a point in every person's life, one has to look deeply into the mirror of one's soul and decide one's unique truth in the world, not as we may want to see it or hope to see it, but as it is.

I want to reclaim who I am.

It took me several years to figure out who I am and a few more to accept what I discovered. Now, I'm in the enjoyment stage of that process and it's a happy place.

The world can't tell you who you are. You've just got to figure out who you are and be there, for better or worse.

I come out of real life.