Silence fell between them, as tangible as the dark tree shadows that fell across their laps and that now seemed to rest upon them as heavily as though they possessed a measurable weight of their own.
Madeleine L'EngleWomen must be very gentle with men as they, as well as women, seek to regain the lost wholeness for which they were destined.
Madeleine L'EngleLike all great fantasists, he has taught me about life, life in eternity rather than chronology, life in that time in which we are real.
Madeleine L'EngleI can't think of one great human being in the arts, or in history generally, who conformed, who succeeded, as education experts tell us children must succeed, with his peer group.
Madeleine L'Engle