"It seemed to travel with her, to sweep……" — Madeleine L'Engle
"It seemed to travel with her, to sweep her aloft in the power of song, so that she was moving in glory among the stars, and for a moment she, too, felt that the words Darkness and Light had no meaning, and only this melody was real."
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Madeleine L'Engle
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324 Quotes by Madeleine L'Engle
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I looked at this tiny, perfect creature and it was as though a light switch had been turned on. A…
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To pray is to listen, to move through my own chattering to God, to that place where I can be…
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A new year can begin only because the old year ends.
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Now I am setting out into the unknown. It will take me a long while to work through the grief.…
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To be born is to start the journey towards death.
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Sometimes when we aren't looking, the holiness comes breaking through like a rainbow.
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Don't be afraid..." We need this reassurance. Even for those of us who believe implicitly in angels, to be confronted…
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Easter is always the answer to "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me!"
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There are times when I feel that he has withdrawn from me, and I have often given him cause, but…
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As I listen to the silence, I learn that my feelings about art and my feelings about the Creator of…
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When I look at the galaxies on a clear night - when I look at the incredible brilliance of creation,…
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I believe that good questions are more important than answers, and the best children's books ask questions, and make the…
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