Madeleine L'Engle

"A life lived in chaos is an impossibility... "

"It's a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand. "

"Nothing is hopeless, we must hope for everything. "

"That's the way things come clear. All of a sudden. And then you realize how obvious they've been all along. "

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

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

"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. "