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“I started to write when I was five, and as I look back on fifty years of this work, I am forced to see that my own continuing development involves pain. It is pain and weakness and constant failures which keep me from pride and help me to grow.”

Quote by Madeleine L'Engle

Book:Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life

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Madeleine L'Engle Herself: Reflections on a Writing Life

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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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