Madeleine L'engle quotes

A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and …A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming.

Personality

When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be …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.

Inspirational

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

Wisdom

A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding …A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

Universe Book

You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for …You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.

Book Writing

Life, with its rules, its obligations, and its freedoms, is like a sonnet: You're given the form, …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

Freedom Life

We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that …We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts.

Integrity Short

The unending paradox is that we do learn through …The unending paradox is that we do learn through pain.

Short Learning Pain

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

Mind

Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the …Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.

Short Darkness Morality Light

Just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the explanation doesn't …Just because we don't understand doesn't mean that the explanation doesn't exist.

Understanding

Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more …Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.

Courage Inspirational Humans Short






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Believing takes …Believing takes practice.

Belief Short

We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than …We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are.

Courage God

I do not know everything; still many things I …I do not know everything; still many things I understand.

Understanding