The images were gone, but Calvin was there, was with her, was part of her. She had moved beyond knowing him in sensory images to that place which is beyond images. Now she was kything Calvin, not red hair, or freckles, or eager blue eyes, or the glowing smile; nor was she hearing the deep voice with the occasional treble cracking; not any of this, but - Calvin. She was with Calvin, kything with every atom of her being, returning to him all the fortitude and endurance and hope which he had given her.
Madeleine L'EngleWhen a bride insists on telling her lover everything, I suspect she is looking for a father, not a husband.
Madeleine L'EngleThe world has been abnormal for so long that we've forgotten what it's like to live in a peaceful and reasonable climate. If there is to be any peace or reason, we have to create it in our own hearts and homes.
Madeleine L'EngleItt iss Eevillโฆ" "What is going to happen?" "Wee wwill cconnttinnue tto ffightt!"โฆ "And weโre not alone, you know, children," came Mrs.Whatsit, the comforter. "โฆsome of the best fighters have come from your own planetโฆ" "Who have our fighters been?" Calvin asked. "Oh, you must know them, dear," Mrs.Whatsit said. Mrs.Whoโs spectacles shone out at them triumphantly. "And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
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