We live by revelations, as Christians, as artists, which means we must be careful never to get set into rigid molds. The… — Madeleine L'Engle Answers Copy Share Image
“If you accept any position of authority you have to know when to break or circumvent a rule. It’s the knowing when… — Madeleine L'Engle Power Copy Share Image
Almost all the joyful things of life are outside the measure of IQ tests. — Madeleine L'Engle Happiness Copy Share Image
“For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; for want of a… — Madeleine L'Engle War Copy Share Image
I believe that good questions are more important than answers, and the best children's books ask questions, and make the readers ask… — Madeleine L'Engle Answers Copy Share Image
We have not wondered enough at the delights God has given us to appreciate them, and be good stewards. We have overworked… — Madeleine L'Engle Air Copy Share Image
When we look at a painting, or hear a symphony, or read a book, and feel more Named, then, for us, that… — Madeleine L'Engle Art Copy Share Image
“Love does not triumph easily or without pain, but story gives us the courage to endure the pain.” — Madeleine L'Engle Courage Copy Share Image
“Let's not worry about next year till we get through this one," Mrs. Murry said. "More French toast, boys?” — Madeleine L'Engle French toast Copy Share Image
Because I am a storyteller I live by words. Perhaps music is a purer art form. It may be that when we… — Madeleine L'Engle Art Copy Share Image
A community to be truly community, must have a quality of unselfconsciousness about it. — Madeleine L'Engle Community Copy Share Image
“If we knew each morning that there was going to be another morning, and on and on and on, we'd tend not… — Madeleine L'Engle Good morning Copy Share Image
Artistic temperament sometimes seems a battleground, a dark angel of destruction and a bright angel of creativity wrestling. — Madeleine L'Engle Angel Copy Share Image
It's not my brain that's writing the book, it's these hands of mine. — Madeleine L'Engle Book Copy Share Image
We tend to think things are new because we've just discovered them. — Madeleine L'Engle Discovery Copy Share Image
“to look at a work of art and then to make a judgement as to whether or not it is art, and… — Madeleine L'Engle Art Copy Share Image
“We, and I think I'm speaking for many writers, don't know what it is that sometimes comes to make our books alive.… — Madeleine L'Engle Book Copy Share Image
Don't try to comprehend with your mind. Your minds are very limited. Use your intuition. — Madeleine L'Engle Enlightening Copy Share Image
“Idiot,” Proginoskes said, anxiously rather than crossly. “Love isn’t how you feel. It’s what you do.” — Madeleine L'Engle Love Copy Share Image
“If there is to be any peace or reason, we have to create it in our own hearts and homes.” — Madeleine L'Engle Peace Copy Share Image
Women must be very gentle with men as they, as well as women, seek to regain the lost wholeness for which they… — Madeleine L'Engle Destined Copy Share Image
“Questions are disturbing, especially those which may threaten our traditions, our institutions, our security. But questions never threaten the living God, who… — Madeleine L'Engle Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
