Infinity is present in each part. A loving smile contains all art. The motes of starlight spark and dart. A grain of… — Madeleine L'Engle Art Copy Share Image
The minute we begin to think we have all the answers, we forget the questions. — Madeleine L'Engle Answers 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
Those who believe they believe in God, but without passion in the heart, without anguish of mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, and… — Madeleine L'Engle Anguish Copy Share Image
You cannot see the past that did not happen any more than you can foresee the future. — Madeleine L'Engle Future Copy Share Image
One of the many sad results of the Industrial Revolution was that we came to depend more than ever on the intellect,… — Madeleine L'Engle Depends Copy Share Image
What can we give a child when there is nothing left? All we have, I think, is the truth, the truth that… — Madeleine L'Engle Children Copy Share Image
“We live by revelation, as Christians, as artists, which means we must be careful never to get set into rigid molds. The… — Madeleine L'Engle Art Copy Share Image
One reason nearly half my books are for children is the glorious fact that the minds of children are still open to… — Madeleine L'Engle Book Copy Share Image
Speaking of ways, pet, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract. — Madeleine L'Engle Pet Copy Share Image
“Maybe I don't like being different," Meg said. "but I don't want to be like everybody else, either.” — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
“But I'm not patient!" cried Meg passionately. "I've never been patient!” — Madeleine L'Engle Patience Copy Share Image
Behind the violence of the birthing of galaxies and stars and planets came a quiet and tender melody, a gentle love song.… — Madeleine L'Engle Astronomy Copy Share Image
“But when the world is, indeed, in chaos, then an affirmation of cosmos becomes essential.” — Madeleine L'Engle Affirmation Copy Share Image
I believe that each work of art, whether it is a work of great genius, or something very small, comes to the… — Madeleine L'Engle Art Copy Share Image
This is the irrational season/ Had Mary been filled with reason/ There'd have been no room/ For the child. - Madeleine L'Engle — Madeleine L'Engle Acceptance Copy Share Image
Because it is the nature of love to create, a marriage itself is something which has to be created, so that, together… — Madeleine L'Engle Creatures Copy Share Image
I used to feel guilty about spending morning hours working on a book; about fleeing to the brook in the afternoon. It… — Madeleine L'Engle Afternoon Copy Share Image
I do not believe that true optimism can come about except through tragedy. — Madeleine L'Engle Believe Copy Share Image
Maybe that's the best part of going away for a vacation-coming home again. — Madeleine L'Engle Coming home Copy Share Image
