I think your mythology would call them fallen angels. War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming - making people not know who they are. If someone knows who he is, really knows, then he doesn't need to hate. That's why we still need Namers, because there are places throughout the universe like your planet Earth. When everyone is really and truly Named, then the Echthroi will be vanquished.
Madeleine L'EngleThe shadows are deepening all around us. Now is the time when we must begin to see our world and ourselves in a different way.
Madeleine L'EngleThe concentration of a small child at play is analogous to the concentration of the artist of any discipline. In real play, which is real concentration, the child is not only outside time, he is outside himself.
Madeleine L'EngleBecause we fail to listen to each other's stories, we are becoming a fragmented human race.
Madeleine L'Engle