In a very real sense not one of us is qualified, but it seems that God continually chooses the most unqualified to… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
I think your mythology would call them fallen angels. War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
I can't think of one great human being in the arts, or in history generally, who conformed, who succeeded, as education experts… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Calvin said, "Do you know that this is the first time I've seen you without your glasses?" "I'm blind as a bat… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
The truth is that I hate to think about other people reading my books," Miranda said. "It's like watching someone go through… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Meg, don't you think you'd make a better adjustment to life if you faced facts?" I do face facts," Meg said. They're… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
I do not think that I will ever reach a stage when I will say, "This is what I believe. Finished." What… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Love of music, of sunsets and sea; a liking for the same kind of people; political opinions that are not radically divergent;… — 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
