850 Quotes by Madeleine L'Engle

In a reverse way, sharing my mother’s long, slow dying consumes my creative energy. I manage one angry and bitter story, and feel better for it, but most of me is involved in Mother’s battle. Watching her slowly being snuffed out is the opposite of pregnancy, depleting instead of fulfilling: I am exhausted by conflict.

If you’re too happy about anything, fate usually gives you a good sock in the jaw and knocks you down.

Just write a little bit every day. Even if it’s for only half an hour – write, write, write.

We must pray when prayer seems dry as dust; we must write when we are physically tired, when our hearts are heavy, when our bodies are in pain.

On Camazotz we are all happy because we are all alike. Differences create problems. You know that, don’t you, dear sister?

Don’t try to comprehend with your mind. Your minds are very limited. Use your intuition.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

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

When I get this feeling, this compulsion, I always do what it tells me. I can’t explain where it comes from or how I get it, and it doesn’t happen very often. But I obey it. And this afternoon I had a feeling that I must come over to the haunted house. That’s all I know, kid. I’m not holding anything back. Maybe it’s because I’m supposed to meet you. You tell me.