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In the act of creativity, the artist lets go the self-control which he normally clings to and is open to riding the wind.

In the act of creativity, the artist lets go the self-control which he normally clings to and is open to riding the wind.
– Madeleine LEngle

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  1. When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens. – Madeleine LEngle
  2. Creativity is a way of living life, no matter what our vocation, or how we earn our living. Creativity is not limited to the arts… – Madeleine LEngle
  3. A self is not something static, tied up in a pretty parcel and handed to the child, finished and complete. A self is always becoming. – Madeleine LEngle
  4. Prayer was never meant to be magic,’ Mother said.’Then why bother with it?’ Suzy scowled.’Because it’s an act of love,’ Mother said. – Madeleine LEngle
  5. Doing better is creativity, doing faster is creativity, doing smarter is creativity, doing right is creativity. – Amit Kalantri
  6. Doing better is creativity,doing faster is creativity,doing smarter is creativity,doing right is creativity.doing Exclusive is creating identity. – Mohit Manke
  7. The morning wind spreads its fresh smell. We must get up and take that in, that wind that lets us live. Breathe before it’s gone. – Jalaluddin Rumi
  8. A high self-esteem having artist works hard to be understood. A low self-esteem having artist works hard to be agreed with. – Mokokoma Mokhonoana
  9. Words are wind, and the wind from Manderly’s mouth means no more than the wind escaping his bottom. – George RR Martin
  10. How should an artist begin to do his work as an artist? I would insist that he begin his work as an artist by setting out to make a work of art. – Francis A Schaeffer
  11. You are born an artist or you are not. And you stay an artist, dear, even if your voice is less of a fireworks. The artist is always there. – Maria Callas
  12. A straight line is not the shortest distance between two points. – Madeleine LEngle
  13. A book, too, can be a star, a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe. – Madeleine LEngle
  14. People are more than just the way they look. – Madeleine LEngle
  15. In my dreams, I never have an age. – Madeleine LEngle
  16. She knew that the freedom was in herself, just as the prison had been. – Madeleine LEngle
  17. Art is communication. – Madeleine LEngle
  18. Inspiration usually comes during work rather than before it. – Madeleine LEngle
  19. The unending paradox is that we do learn through pain. – Madeleine LEngle
  20. Come t’e’ picciol fallo amaro morso! Dante. What grievous pain a little fault doth give thee! – Madeleine LEngle
  21. You don’t want him for a reason. You want him because he’s your father. – Madeleine LEngle
  22. We have to be braver than we think we can be, because God is constantly calling us to be more than we are. – Madeleine LEngle
  23. The best way to guide children without coercion is to be ourselves. – Madeleine LEngle
  24. Believing takes practice. – Madeleine LEngle
  25. Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it. – Madeleine LEngle
  26. If we are to be aware of life while we are living it, we must have the courage to relinquish our hard-earned control of ourselves. – Madeleine LEngle
  27. There was no light. The darkness was deep and there was no dazzle. – Madeleine LEngle
  28. Jesus was not a theologian. He was a God who told stories. – Madeleine LEngle
  29. You cannot see the past that did not happen any more than you can foresee the future. – Madeleine LEngle
  30. We are suspicious of grace. We are afraid of the very lavishness of the gift. – Madeleine LEngle
  31. Just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist. – Madeleine LEngle
  32. We think because we have words, not the other way around. The more words we have, the better able we are to think conceptually. – Madeleine LEngle
  33. Meg’s eyes were too bright. -œI wish human beings couldn’t have feelings. I am having feelings. They hurt. – Madeleine LEngle
  34. Hate hurts the hater more’n the hated. – Madeleine LEngle
  35. It was the same way with silence. This was more than silence. A deaf person can feel vibrations. Here there was nothing to feel. – Madeleine LEngle
  36. A book, too, can be a star ‘explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly. – Madeleine LEngle
  37. I am slowly coming to understand with all my heart as well as my head that love is not a feeling. It is a person. – Madeleine LEngle
  38. The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been. – Madeleine LEngle
  39. Nothing loved is ever lost or perished. – Madeleine LEngle
  40. I would, quite often, like to be grownup, wise, and sophisticated. But these gifts are not mine. – Madeleine LEngle

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