Myth Quote by Madeleine L'Engle Download Open image “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” — Madeleine L'Engle ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Myth Storytelling Universe
“Myths remind us of the symbolic presence within all the lost-and-found adventures that alone can give life meaning. Losing touch with the world of… — Michael Meade Copy Share Image
Myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human manifestation… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
We tell myths over and over again, lest we forget who we are, lest we not understand that these tales take us through the… — Julie Taymor Copy Share Image
Does progress mean that we dissolve our ancient myths? If we forget our legends, I fear that we shall close an important door to… — James Christensen Copy Share Image
Humans live through their myths and only endure their realities. — Robert Anton Wilson 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
Mythology is something that always has opportunities to explore. 'It' has been on Earth for millions of years. He's been in contact with humans… — Andy Muschietti Copy Share Image
I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature. — Trudi Canavan Copy Share Image
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must… — David Brin Copy Share Image
'Sex and The City' was made to correct the myth that if you were single at a certain age, you were a leper. Its… — Michael Patrick King Copy Share Image
If it is written and read with serious attention, a novel, like a myth or any great work of art, can become an initiation… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
The fall [of your soul] from perfection into duality...was naturally followed by the discovery of the duality of good and evil...This is the Biblical… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“I argue that the Jesus of the Gospels is essentially a myth. The Gospels are largely fiction. They were created around the turn of… — Alvar Ellegård Copy Share Image
Those who claim absolutism is merely a myth are right that it has been misused simply as a byword for political centralisation. — Peter Wilson Copy Share Image
I think the older you get, you start to break down the myth and you get to the dirt of it - and if… — Jena Malone Copy Share Image
“And we cannot keep our balance. Myth gives way to Reason. Revelation to Orthodoxy. We must dance or go mad.” — Tom Cheetham Copy Share Image
Canada is a myth people made up to entertain children, like the Tooth Fairy. There’s no such place. — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image