850 Quotes by Madeleine L'Engle

Great art always transcends its culture, while lesser art merely reflects it.

Love is the one surprise.

Only a fool is not afraid.

We do not love each other without changing each other.

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.

People become trustworthy when they are trusted.

She always had to have someone to love...She couldn't seem to believe that anyone could really love her. She always thought it was because she was a star, not just because of her herself, and she always had to be reassured.

I love, therefore I am vulnerable.

A long-term marriage has to move beyond chemistry to compatibility, to friendship, to companionship. It is certainly not that passion disappears, but that it is conjoined with other ways of love.