“We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are, and what our… — Madeleine L'Engle Death Copy Share Image
“Don’t worry about Charles Wallace, Meg,” her father had once told her. Meg remembered it very clearly because it was shortly before… — Madeleine L'Engle Parenting Copy Share Image
We find what we are looking for. If we are looking for life and love and openness and growth, we are likely… — Madeleine L'Engle And love Copy Share Image
A lot of the shadow self is the home of poetry, story, prayer. My deepest understandings are often released from the part… — Madeleine L'Engle Home Copy Share Image
She always had to have someone to love...She couldn't seem to believe that anyone could really love her. She always thought it… — Madeleine L'Engle Believe Copy Share Image
“I found myself earnestly explaining to the young minister that I did not believe in God, 'but I've discovered that I can't… — Madeleine L'Engle Believe in god Copy Share Image
As the skipping rope hit the pavement, so did the ball. As the rope curved over the head of the jumping child,… — Madeleine L'Engle Balls Copy Share Image
A great piece of literature does not try to coerce you to believe it or agree with it. A great piece of… — Madeleine L'Engle Agree Copy Share Image
“Carrying my babies was a marvelous mystery, lives growing unseen except by the slow swelling of my belly. Death is an even… — Madeleine L'Engle Death Copy Share Image
Art is not a mirror but an icon. It takes the chaos in which we live and shows us structure and pattern,… — Madeleine L'Engle Art Copy Share Image
We do not know and cannot tell when the spirit is with us. Great talent or small, it makes no difference. We… — Madeleine L'Engle Adequate Copy Share Image
We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse… — Madeleine L'Engle Dream Copy Share Image
“For an artist is not a consumer, as our commercials urge us to be. An artist is a nourisher and a creator… — Madeleine L'Engle Art Copy Share Image
Creativity comes from accepting that you're not safe, from being absolutely aware, and from letting go of control. It's a matter of… — Madeleine L'Engle Accepting Copy Share Image
The part of us that has to be burned away is something like the deadwood on the bush; it has to go,… — Madeleine L'Engle Burned Copy Share Image
“Are you fighting the Black Thing?” Meg asked. “Oh, yes,” Aunt Beast replied. “In doing that, we can never relax. We are… — Madeleine L'Engle Animals Copy Share Image
“One foggy night I was walking the dogs down the lane and heard the geese, very close overhead, calling, calling, their marvellous… — Madeleine L'Engle Best prayer Copy Share Image
“Just a moment," Mrs. Whatsit murmured, and appeared to calculate rapidly upon her fingers. She nodded triumphantly. "Exactly 2,379,152,497 years, 8 months and 3 days.” — Madeleine L'Engle Moment Copy Share Image
My dear, I'm seldom sure of anything. Life at best is a precarious business, and we aren't told that difficult or painful… — Madeleine L'Engle Business Copy Share Image
“There're a lot of things you don't understand." Zachary smoldered his gaze at me. "I came looking for you, and then when… — Madeleine L'Engle Death Copy Share Image
