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Madeleine L'Engle Quotes

Madeleine L'Engle quotes

American Novelist November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007

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How do I make more than a fumbling attempt to explain that faith is not legislated, that it is not a small box which works twenty-four hours a day? If I 'believe' for two minutes once every month or so, I'm doing well. Madeleine L'Engle
I think your mythology would call them fallen angels. War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming - making people not know who they are. If someone knows who he is, really knows, then he doesn't need to hate. That's why we still need Namers, because there are places throughout the universe like your planet Earth. When everyone is really and truly Named, then the Echthroi will be vanquished. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate..."
Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Experiment is the mother of knowledge."
Experiment is the mother of knowledge. Madeleine L'Engle
An artist is a nourisher and a creator who knows that during the act of creation there is collaboration. We do not create alone. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us..."
We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are. Madeleine L'Engle
Because to take away a man's freedom of choice, even his freedom to make the wrong choice, is to manipulate him as though he were a puppet and not a person. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "God understands that part of us which is more than what we..."
God understands that part of us which is more than what we think we are. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time."
One cannot be humble and aware of oneself at the same time. Madeleine L'Engle
We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, sweet familiarity that vanishes almost as soon as it comes. Madeleine L'Engle
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 rhythm or meter…And each line has to end with a rigid pattern. And if the poet does not do it exactly this way, it is not a sonnet…But within this strict form the poet has complete freedom to say whatever he wants…You’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. What you say is completely up to you. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "God promised to make you free. He never promised to make you..."
God promised to make you free. He never promised to make you independent. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Goodness has never been a guarantee of safety."
Goodness has never been a guarantee of safety. Madeleine L'Engle
The truth is that I hate to think about other people reading my books," Miranda said. "It's like watching someone go through the box of private stuff that I keep under my bed. Madeleine L'Engle
Man is; it matters to him; this is terrifying unless it matters to God, too, because this is the only possible reason we can matter to ourselves.... Madeleine L'Engle

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