Death is contagious; it is contracted the moment we are conc... - Madeleine L'Engle

"When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony."

"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children."

"Truth is what is true, and it's not necessarily factual. Truth and fact are not the same thing. Truth does not contradict or deny facts, but it goes through and beyond facts. This is something that it is very difficult for some people to understand. Truth can be dangerous."

"It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important."

"It takes too much energy to be against something unless it's really important."