from Charles de Lint

(some of his work is a bit much, heed trigger-warnings if you need to, but I like these passages) 

...All of us, each and every one of us, are magic.
... Not only do we all have magic, it's all around us as well. We just don't pay attention to it. Every time we make something out of nothing, that's an act of magic. It doesn't matter if it's a painting or a garden, or an abuleo telling his grandchildren some tall tale. Every time we fix something that's broken, whether it's a car engine or a broken heart, that's an act of magic. 
And what makes it magic is that we /choose/ to create or help, just we can choose to harm. But it's so easy to destroy and so much harder to make things better. That's why doing the right thing makes you stronger. 

 

- from Mystery of Grace

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... you carry a great and golden light that would burn away all your uncertainties, if only you would let it.
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Your art (is) the gift that you bring into the world that no one else can. 
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I was always the worrier and the brooder, but I've changed. Because a lot of the time, if you act like you're happy, this funny thing happens and you actually start to feel happy.



 

-from Promises to Keep