“We want them to see their home planet," Mrs. Whatsit said. The Medium lost the delighted smile she had worn till then.… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“As long as we know what it's about, then we can have the courage to go wherever we are asked to go,… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“She was enfolded in the great wings of Mrs. Whatsit and she felt comfort and strength pouring through her. Mrs. Whatsit was… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“We are going to your father," Mrs. Which said. "But where is he?" Meg went over to Mrs. Which and stamped as… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
If we commit ourselves to one person for life, this is not, as many people think, a rejection of freedom; rather, it… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“Love does not triumph easily or without pain, but story gives us the courage to endure the pain.” — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“All teachers must face the fact that they are potential points of reference. The greatest challenge a teacher has to accept is… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“Reading about the response of people in stories, plays, poems, helps us to respond more courageously and openly at our own moments… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“One of the hardest lessons I have to learn is how not to be judgmental about people who are judgmental. When I see how… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Inspiration more often comes during the work than before it, because the largest part of the job of an artist is to listen to… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Severe illness isolates those in close contact with it, because it inevitably narrows the focus of concern. To a certain extent this can lead… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“Faith is what makes life bearable, with all its tragedies and ambiguities and sudden, startling joys.” — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“Instead of rejoicing in this glorious “impossible” which gives meaning and dignity to our lives, we try to domesticate God, to make his mighty… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
I have never lived before...Until this summer, I did not know what it was to be alive. — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“To love is to be vulnerable; and it is only in vulnerability and risk—not safety and security—that we overcome darkness.” — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“IT was the most horrible, the most repellent thing she had ever seen, far more nauseating then anything she had ever imagined with her… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
I feel as though I'm not breathing when I'm out of his presence. He's the oxygen in my air, the sun in my universe,… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
