“The joys of love… last only a moment. The sorrows of love last all the life long.”
Source: The Joys of Love
Madeleine L'Engle: Quotes about love
Madeleine L'Engle was American writer. Explore interesting quotes on love.
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“Suddenly she knew. She knew! Love.”
A Wrinkle in Time (1962)
Context: Suddenly she knew. She knew! Love. That was what she had that IT did not have. She had Mrs. Whatsit's love, and her father's, and mother's, and the real Charles Wallace's love, and the twins', and Aunt Beast's. And she had her love for them. But how could she use it? What was she meant to do?
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The Crosswicks Journal, A Circle of Quiet (1972)
Context: When a child who has been conceived in love is born to a man and a woman, the joy of that birth sings throughout the universe. The joy of writing or painting is much the same, and the insemination comes not from the artist himself but from his relationship with those he loves, with the whole world.
All real art is, in its true sense, religious; it is a religious impulse; there is not such thing as a non-religious subject.
The Crosswicks Journal, The Irrational Season (1977)
Context: No long-term marriage is made easily, and there have been times when I've been so angry or so hurt that I thought my love would never recover. And then, in the midst of near despair, something has happened beneath the surface. A bright little flashing fish of hope has flicked silver fins and the water is bright and suddenly I am returned to a state of love again — till next time. I've learned that there will always be a next time, and that I will submerge in darkness and misery, but that I won't stay submerged. And each time something has been learned under the waters; something has been gained; and a new kind of love has grown. The best I can ask for is that this love, which has been built on countless failures, will continue to grow. I can say no more than that this is mystery, and gift, and that somehow or other, through grace, our failures can be redeemed and blessed.
The Crosswicks Journal, The Irrational Season (1977)
Context: If our love for each other really is participatory, then all other human relationships nourish it; it is inclusive, never exclusive. If a friendship makes me love Hugh more, then I can trust that friendship. If it thrusts itself between us, then it should be cut out, and quickly.
“I love, therefore I am vulnerable.”
Source: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art
“Love. That was what she had that IT did not have.”
Source: A Wrinkle in Time
“Love isn't how you feel. It's what you do.”
Source: A Wind in the Door
“The growth of love is not a straight line, but a series of hills and valleys.”
Source: Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage
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The Crosswicks Journal, The Irrational Season (1977)