Madeleine L'Engle Quotes

Madeleine L'Engle — American Novelist born on November 29, 1918, died on September 06, 2007

Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for young-adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, National Book Award-winningA Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time. Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in modern science... (wikipedia)

When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

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.

I like the fact that in ancient Chinese art the great painters always included a deliberate flaw in their work: human creation is never perfect.

In the evening of life we shall be judged on love, and not one of us is going to come off very well, and were it not for my absolute faith in the loving forgiveness of my Lord I could not call on him to come.

Madeleine L'Engle Quotes

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