I love my mother, not as a prisoner of atherosclerosis, but as a person; and I must love her enough to accept her as she is, now, for as long as this dwindling may take.
Madeleine L'EngleLove of music, of sunsets and sea; a liking for the same kind of people; political opinions that are not radically divergent; a similar stance as we look at the stars and think of the marvelous strangeness of the universe - these are what build a marriage. And it is never to be taken for granted.
Madeleine L'EngleThat's a sure way to tell about somebody--the way they play, or don't play, make-believe.
Madeleine L'EngleI'm apt to get drunk on words...Ontology: the word about the essence of things; the word about being.
Madeleine L'Engle