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Madeleine L'Engle
American juvenile science fiction novelist
| “ | A life lived in chaos is an impossibility... | ” |
| “ | If we aren't capable of being hurt we aren't capable of feeling joy. | ” |
| “ | It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important. | ” |
| “ | We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts. | ” |
| “ | Truth is eternal, knowledge is changeable. It is disastrous to confuse them.
An Acceptable Time | ” |
| “ | When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability... To be alive is to be vulnerable.
"Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art", 1980 | ” |
| “ | Maybe you have to know darkness before you can appreciate the light.
her novel-- "A Ring of Endless Light" | ” |
| “ | The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.
in New York Times, 1985 | ” |
| “ | That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along.
The Arm of the Starfish, 1965 | ” |
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