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Madeleine L'Engle was a 20th-century American writer. Madeleine L'Engle 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. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“Inspiration usually comes during work rather than before it.”
— Madeleine L'Engle
work

“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.”
— Madeleine L'Engle
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“Our country in general assumes that "the pursuit of happiness" really means "the pursuit of pleasure" and that therefore pleasure is the greatest good.”
— Madeleine L'Engle
good happiness pleasure

“Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. - Mrs. Whatsit”
— Madeleine L'Engle
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“The unending paradox is that we do learn through pain.”
— Madeleine L'Engle
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“Come t'e' picciol fallo amaro morso! Dante. What grievous pain a little fault doth give thee!”
— Madeleine L'Engle
fault pain
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