Closest Quote by Madeleine L'Engle Download Open image “As human beings, the closest we can get to truth is through story.” — Madeleine L'Engle ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Closest Human beings Humans Stories Truth Truth is
You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story. — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
In some ways, I think it's the closest that we come to the truth — is in the form of fiction. — Laila Lalami Copy Share Image
The only way we can ever get through to the truth is by finding out what we are not. We do that by looking,… — Barry Long Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as a true tale. Truth has many faces and the truth is like to the old road to Avalon;… — Marion Zimmer Bradley Copy Share Image
We're always just telling stories, and stories are always just approximations of the truth. It's never the truth exactly. — Brit Marling Copy Share Image
Truth is a seed hidden in the days until watered by what life brings us. — Mark Nepo Copy Share Image
It's not that there is no such thing as truth. But we come to like and trust a certain story, not because it's necessarily… — Michael Kimmelman Copy Share Image
Truth is quite constricting, in a way. You endlessly see at the start of a film 'This is a true story'. — Stephen Frears Copy Share Image
There are two sides to every story, and more often than not somewhere in the middle you will find the truth. — Vladislas Nikilovic 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
I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
The reason I'm drawn to it is - both the off road racing and the motorcycles on the track - it takes a lot… — Dax Shepard Copy Share Image
Your closest and your most dedicated fans will be your ultimate test. They will test you. — Chuck D Copy Share Image
The first responsibility of the Muslim is as teacher. That is his job, to teach. His first school, his first classroom is within the… — H. Rap Brown Copy Share Image
You wind up creating from silence, like painting a picture on a blank canvas that could bring tears to somebody's eyes. As songwriters, our… — Rodney Atkins Copy Share Image
One my closest friends doesn't care about sharing her clothes or jewelry, but she never shares her fragrance. — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
Life’s a journey that goes round and round and the end is closest to the beginning. — Edward James Olmos Copy Share Image
I keep a lot to myself, and I cherish the things that are for me and the people closest to me. — Tyler Oakley Copy Share Image
I am not somebody who likes to give advice, or anything like that, unless it's my closest friends or family. — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
On foreign policy, President Obama has kept our nation safe from terrorism and restored our standing in the world. When it comes to one… — Chuck Schumer Copy Share Image
You never know really what anyone thinks about you - that's why all my closest friends are ones I've had since my schooling days… — Dominic Cooper Copy Share Image
