When we believe in the impossible, it becomes possible, and we can do all kinds of extraordinary things.
Madeleine L'EngleBecause it is the nature of love to create, a marriage itself is something which has to be created, so that, together we become a new creature.
Madeleine L'EngleThe creative impulse can be killed, but it cannot be taught. What a teacher can do... in working with children, is to give the flame enough oxygen so that it can burn. As far as I'm concerned, this providing of oxygen is one of the noblest of all vocations.
Madeleine L'EngleAnything that's natural can't be sinful-it may be inconvenient, but it's not sinful.
Madeleine L'EngleThe journey homewards. Coming home. That's what it's all about. The journey to the coming of the Kingdom. That's probably the chief difference between the Christian and the secular artist--the purpose of the work, be it story or music or painting, is to further the coming of the kingdom, to make us aware of our status as children of God, and to turn our feet toward home.
Madeleine L'Engle