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Madeleine L'Engle

"I would, quite often, like to be grownup, wise, and sophisticated. But these gifts are not mine."

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"I would, quite often, like to be grownup, wise, and sophisticated. But these gifts are not mine."

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"Intelligence is not always the source of knowledge but love is."

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"A reader knows the mind of sacred souls."

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"Often morality defines our inner philosophy."

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"Knowledge can be borrowed but wisdom cannot because wisdom comes from experience."

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"Is it that bad, Mrs. Bowen?" Clement asked.Emily shook her head. "Gertrude's been hurt and so she's generalizing. It's a pretty good country on the whole, and the people in it, too. We have our faults and they may be glaring, and we have individuals we may not be proud of, but take us by and large we'll stick our necks our for something we believe in, and that in itself may be a fault, but it's one I like.""Bravo," Abe said."
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"It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important."
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"I would, quite often, like to be grownup, wise, and sophisticated. But these gifts are not mine."
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"I didn't mean to tell you," Mrs. Whatsit faltered. "I didn't mean ever to let you know. But oh, my dears, I did so love being a star!" "Yyouu are sstill verry yyoungg," Mrs Witch said, her voice faintly chiding. The Medium sat looking happily at the star-filled sky in her ball, smiling, and nodding and chuckling gently. But Meg noticed that her eyes were drooping, and suddenly her head fell forward and she gave a faint snore."Poor thing," Mrs Whatsit said, "we've worn her out. It's very hard work for her."
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"The author & the reader "know" each other: they meet on the bridge of words."
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"You don't want him for a reason. You want him because he's your father."
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"Lords of blue and Lords of gold,Lords of wind and waters wild,Lords of time that's growing old,When will come the season mild?When will come blue Madoc's child?"
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"Meg's eyes were too bright. "I wish human beings couldn't have feelings. I am having feelings. They hurt."
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"Who makes you least confused?""Calvin" There was no hesitation here. "When I'm with Calvin, I don't mind being me""You mean he makes you more you, don't you?""I guess you could put it that way."
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"We have much to be judged on when he comes, slums and battlefields and insane asylums, but these are the symptoms of our illness and the result of our failures in love."
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