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“Severe illness isolates those in close contact with it, because it inevitably narrows the focus of concern. To a certain extent this can lead to healing, but not if the circle of concern is so tight that it cannot be broken into, or out of.”

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

“For the past several generations we've forgotten what the psychologists call our archaic understanding, a willingness to know things in their deepest, most mythic sense. We're all born with archaic understanding, and I'd guess that the loss of it goes directly along with the loss of ourselves as creators.”

Knows Past Understanding Born Loss Generations Forgotten Creator Willingness Psychologist

Book:Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

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“Inspiration does not always precede the act of writing; it often follows it.”

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Author:Madeleine L'Engle

“One of the many sad results of the Industrial Revolution was that we came to depend more than ever on the intellect, and to ignore the intuition with its symbolic thinking.”

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Book:Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

Source: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

“The primary needs can be filled without language. We can eat, sleep, make love, build a house, bear children, without language. But we cannot ask questions. We cannot ask, 'Who am I? Who are you? Why?”