Madeleine L'Engle Quote
Silence is dangerousWe never permit it.Our vocabulary may not be largeBut there is no question that we put itto constant use.That’s what things are for:to be used. And used.And used.Who knows?If we didn’t talk and chatter from morningtill night (it doesn’t matterwhether or not anybody listens; that’snot the point),Words might start using us.We never allow silence.If sometimes it catches us unaware,I am the first to screech across itAnd shatter it to echoing fragments.You never can tell:if I listened to the silence
Madeleine L'Engle
Silence is dangerousWe never permit it.Our vocabulary may not be largeBut there is no question that we put itto constant use.That’s what things are for:to be used. And used.And used.Who knows?If we didn’t talk and chatter from morningtill night (it doesn’t matterwhether or not anybody listens; that’snot the point),Words might start using us.We never allow silence.If sometimes it catches us unaware,I am the first to screech across itAnd shatter it to echoing fragments.You never can tell:if I listened to the silence
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About Madeleine L'Engle
Madeleine L'Engle (; November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in modern science.