850 Quotes by Madeleine L'Engle

You see, though we travel together, we travel alone.

Refusing to accept God's love because we're unworthy - of course we're unworthy! - is another golden calf.

I think your mythology would call them fallen angels. War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming - making people not know who they are. If someone knows who he is, really knows, then he doesn't need to hate. That's why we still need Namers, because there are places throughout the universe like your planet Earth. When everyone is really and truly Named, then the Echthroi will be vanquished.

You don’t know the meaning of moderation, do you, my darling? A happy medium is something I wonder if you’ll ever learn.

I have a point of view. You have a point of view. God has view.

... nothing loved is ever lost or perished.

Schooling, instead of encouraging the asking of questions, too often discourages it.

To be a witness means to live in such a way that one's life would not make sense if God did not exist.

I wish that we worried more about asking the right questions instead of being so hung up on finding answers.