“ There are still stars which move in ordered and beautiful rhythm. There are still people in this world who keep promises. Even little ones, like your cooking stew over your Bunsen burner. You may be i… Madeleine L'Engle
“ The complete, the true Mrs Whatsit, Meg realized, was beyond human understanding. What she saw was only the game Mrs Whatsit was playing; it was an amusing and charming game, a game full of both laugh… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Suddenly there was a great burst of light through the Darkness. The light spread out and where it touched the Darkness the Darkness disappeared. The light spread until the patch of Dark Thing had vani… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Rather than feeling lost and unimportant and meaningless, set against galaxies which go beyond the reach of the furthest telescopes, I feel that my life has meaning. Perhaps I should feel insignifican… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Part of doing something is listening. We are listening. To the sun. To the stars. To the wind. Madeleine L'Engle
“ Neither sadist nor masochist, I stillMust turn to violence: break, be broken.False image of myself I beg you: kill.Help me destroy the one of you I’ve spokenWithin my wilful heart. It is no more youTh… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Love of music, of sunsets and sea; a liking for the same kind of people; political opinions that are not radically divergent; a similar stance as we look at the stars and think of the marvelous strang… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Look at my glasses. I can't even see that there are any stars in the sky without them, but it's not the glasses that are doing the seeing, it's me, Madeleine. I don't think Father's eyes are seeing no… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surround us or we light a candle to see by. Madeleine L'Engle
“ Itt iss Eevill… What is going to happen? Wee wwill cconnttinnue tto ffightt!… And we’re not alone, you know, children, came Mrs.Whatsit, the comforter. …some of the best fighters have come from you… Madeleine L'Engle
“ It is the pattern throughout Creation. One child, one man, can swing the balance of the universe. Madeleine L'Engle
“ I was just laughing because I felt good. You act as though you keep expecting people to laugh at you. You ought to just laugh at them. I’ll bet they’re funnier than you are. Madeleine L'Engle
“ I cannot find it in me to believe that God enjoys long faces and scowls at merriment. Madeleine L'Engle
“ How did all this happen? Isn’t it wonderful? I feel as though I were just being born! I’m not alone anymore! Do you realize what that means to me? Madeleine L'Engle
“ Her father said, You know, my dears, the world has been abnormal for so long that we’ve forgotten what it’s like to live in a peaceful and reasonable climate. If there is to be any peace or reason, we… Madeleine L'Engle
“ But you see, Meg, just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist. Madeleine L'Engle
“ But I love her. That’s the funny part of it. I love them all, and they don’t give a hoot about me. Maybe that’s why I call when I’m not going to be home. Because I care. Nobody else does. You don’t kn… Madeleine L'Engle
