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Madeleine L'Engle Quotes

Madeleine L'Engle quotes

American Novelist November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007

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It is ... through the world of the imagination which takes us beyond the restrictions of provable fact, that we touch the hem of truth. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "It is the ability to choose which makes us human."
It is the ability to choose which makes us human. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "You are given the form, but you must write the sonnet for..."
You are given the form, but you must write the sonnet for yourself. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "I do not know everything; still many things I understand."
I do not know everything; still many things I understand. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the..."
Just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the explanation doesn't exist. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Meg, when people don't know who they are, they are open either..."
Meg, when people don't know who they are, they are open either to being Xed, or Named Madeleine L'Engle
We do not know what things look like. We know what things are like. It must be a very limiting thing, this seeing. -Aunt Beast Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points."
A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Have you ever tried to get to your feet with a sprained dignity?"
Have you ever tried to get to your feet with a sprained dignity? Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very..."
We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "I'm apt to get drunk on words...Ontology: the word about the..."
I'm apt to get drunk on words...Ontology: the word about the essence of things; the word about being. Madeleine L'Engle
One of the most helpful tools a writer has is his journals. Whenever someone asks how to become an author, I suggest keeping a journal. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "poets are born knowing the language of angels"
poets are born knowing the language of angels Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe."
When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe. Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on..."
Humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else. Madeleine L'Engle

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