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“the artist is not separate from the work and therefore cannot judge it.”

Quote by Madeleine L'Engle

Book:Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage

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Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage

This book delves into the intricacies of a marriage by weaving together personal essays and reflective pieces, offering a candid look at the joys, challenges, and evolution of a long-term partnership. more

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Madeleine L'Engle

American writer, born on November 29, 1918, and died on September 6, 2007. Madeleine L'Engle is renowned for her science fiction and fantasy novels, with her most famous work being 'A Wrinkle in Time'. more

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“Art is an affirmation of life, a rebuttal of death. And here we blunder into paradox again, for during the creation of any form of art, art which affirms the value and the holiness of life, the artist must die. To serve a work of art, great or small, is to die, to die to self.”

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“A life lived in chaos is an impossibility for the artist. No matter how unstructured may seem the painter's garret in Paris or the poet's pad in Greenwich Village, the artist must have some kind of order or he will proudce a very small body of work. To create a work of art, great or small, is work, hard work, and work requires discipline and order.”

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“In art we are once again able to do all the things we have forgotten; we are able to walk on water; we speak to the angels who call us; we move, unfettered, among the stars.”

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“Great art always transcends its culture, while lesser art merely reflects it.”

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“All real art is, in its true sense, religious; it is a religious impulse; there is no such thing as a non-religious subject. But much bad or downright sacrilegious art depicts so-called religious subjects.”

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Book:A Circle of Quiet

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“The 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.”

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Book:A Circle of Quiet

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“if a book is not good enough for a grownup, it is not good enough for a child.”

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“To write for children at all is an act of faith.”

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“If I have something I want to say that is too difficult for adults to swallow, then I will write it in a book for children.”

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