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Say Quotes by Madeleine L'Engle
- To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be silent and listen to what…
- There is nothing we need be afraid to say before the Lord.
- My writing knows more than I know. What a writer must do is listen to her book. It might take you where you don’t expect…
- The medieval mystics say the true image and the true real met once and for all on the cross: once and for all: and yet…
- You mean you're comparing our lives to a sonnet? A strict form, but freedom within it? Yes. Mrs. Whatsit said. You're given the form, but…
- There is in God, some say, a deep but dazzling darkness.
- Why does anybody tell a story? It does indeed have something to do with faith. Faith that the universe has meaning, that our little human…
- I do not think that I will ever reach a stage when I will say, "This is what I believe. Finished." What I believe is…
- When I have something to say that I think will be too difficult for adults, I write it in a book for children. Children are…
- And I can't say it now. I can't say what I want to say. I hold you-- I-- I clutch you, because I love you…
- The prayer of words cannot be eliminated. And I must pray them daily, whether I feel like praying or not. Otherwise, when God as something…
- In your language you have a form of poetry called the sonnet…There are fourteen lines, I believe, all in iambic pentameter. That’s a very strict…
- My husband is my most ruthless critic... sometimes he will say, 'It's been said better before.' Of course it has. It's all been said better…
- Growing up is a process that never ends. It isn't a point you attain so you can say, Hooray, I'm grown up. Some people never…
- We cannot always cry at the right time and who is to say which time is right?
- If our lives are truly "hid with Christ in God," the astounding thing is that this hiddenness is revealed in all that we do and…
- Our story is never written in isolation. We do not act in a one-man play. We can do nothing that does not affect other people,…
More Say Quotes
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is… — Richard Bach
- I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion… — Karen Armstrong
- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being… — Neil Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to… — Darren Aronofsky
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash