“ But ultimately there comes a moment when a decision must be made. Ultimately two people who love each other must ask themselves how much they hope for as their love grows and deepens, and how much ris… Madeleine L'Engle
“ But if I knew everything, there would be no wonder, because what I believe in is far more than I know. Madeleine L'Engle
“ An I Q cannot measure artistic ability. A potential Picasso may be a flop at objective vocabulary or number tests. An I Q does not measure a capacity for love...How do we teach a child - our own, or t… Madeleine L'Engle
“ No, it was not anger, it was loathing; it was hatred, sheer and unadulterated, and as she became lost in hatred she also began to be lost in IT. Madeleine L'Engle
“ If she wanted to write Christian fiction, how was she to go about it? I told her that if she is truly and deeply a Christian, what she writes is going to be Christian, whether she mentions Jesus or no… Madeleine L'Engle
“ I found myself earnestly explaining to the young minister that I did not believe in God, 'but I've discovered that I can't live as though I didn't believe in him. As long as I don't need to say any mo… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Compassion is nothing one feels with the intellect alone. Compassion is particular; it is never general. Madeleine L'Engle
“ A burst of harmony so brilliant that it almost overwhelmed them surrounded Meg, the cherubim, Calvin, and Mr. Jenkins. But after a moment of breathlessness, Meg was able to open herself to the song of… Madeleine L'Engle
“ Your intuition and your intellect should be working together… making love. That’s how it works best. Madeleine L'Engle
“ In a world where pleasure rules, people tend to be undeveloped in every way. " A House Like a Lotus Madeleine L'Engle
“ We’re all a grab bag of good and eveil, and by and large can’t tell which is which Madeleine L'Engle
“ No long-term marriage is made easily, and there have been times when I've been so angry or so hurt that I thought my love would never recover. And then, in the midst of near despair, something has hap… Madeleine L'Engle
“ I have advice for people who want to write. I don't care whether they're 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable jou… Madeleine L'Engle
“ I had never seen the end of day and the beginning of the night greet each other. We were caught in the loveliness between the two. A House Like a Lotus Madeleine L'Engle
“ Aeschylus writes, "In our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grade of God. Madeleine L'Engle
