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Quote by Madeleine L'Engle

“Thou cannot harm a butterfly, without troubling a star.”

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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

“It happens that the stage sets collapse. Rising, streetcar, four hours in the office or the factory, meal, streetcar, four hours of work, meal, sleep, and Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday according to the same rhythm – this path is easily followed most of the time. But one day the “why” arises and everything begins in that weariness tinged with amazement.”

Source: The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays

“Women have a wonderful instinct about things. They can discover everything except the obvious.”

Funny Wonderful Instinct Obvious Sarcastic Ideal Husband Stating The Obvious Perfect Husband

Book:The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings

Source: The Best of Oscar Wilde: Selected Plays and Writings

“It was almost like fear, in the way it filled me, rising in my chest. It was almost like tears, in how swiftly it came. But it was neither of those, buoyant where they were heavy, bright were they dull.”

Way Tears Filled Heavy Rising Dull Chests

Book:The Song of Achilles

Source: The Song of Achilles

“and when he moved it was like watching oil spread across a lake, smooth and fluid, almost vicious”

Moved Spread Oil Lakes Smooth Vicious Fluid

Author:Madeline Miller

“They were the reason that he kept faith with his stars, that reinforced him in his belief that the universe had more in store for him than the mug's game of working for a modest salary until he retired or died.”

Reason Universe Games Belief Stars Died Stores Modest Retired Salary Mug

Author:J. K. Rowling

“If I'm alone at home, I get increasingly restless, bothered by the idea that I'm missing some crucial encounter out there somewhere. But if I'm left by myself in someone else's place, I often find myself a nice sense of peace engulfing me. I love sinking into an unfamiliar sofa with whatever book happens to be lying nearby.”

Ifs Book Ideas Home Happens Lying Left Nice Missing Encounters Crucial Restless Bothered Sinking Unfamiliar Sofas Engulfing

Book:Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

Source: Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall

“~beautiful soul weeps deep~”

Soul

Author:Ivo Andric

“Somethings were meant to be and somethings were just meant to be good stories”

Stories Be Good Meant To Be Good Story Were Meant To Be

Book:Enchanted

Source: Enchanted

“He could not change the man he had been, but these hands would make him the man he could be”

Men Hands

Book:Enchanted

Source: Enchanted

“If you want anything to work, Sunday, you're going to have to believe it”

Ifs Want Believe Sunday

Book:Enchanted

Source: Enchanted

Quote by Madeleine L'Engle

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