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The deeper and richer a personality is, the more full it is of paradox and contradiction. It is only a shallow character who offers us no problems of contrast.

The deeper and richer a personality is, the more full it is of paradox and contradiction. It is only a shallow character who offers us no problems of contrast.

Madeleine L'Engle
Character, Personality, Problem
Madeleine L'Engle (2016). “A Circle of Quiet”, p.21, Open Road Media

There is little character or loveliness in the face of someone who has shunned risk, avoided suffering and rejected life

Madeleine L'Engle
Character, Risk, Suffering

In the final exam in the Chaucer course we were asked why he used certain verbal devices, certain adjectives, why he had certain characters behave in certain ways. And I wrote, 'I don't think Chaucer had any idea why he did any of these things. That isn't the way people write.' I believe this as strongly now as I did then. Most of what is best in writing isn't done deliberately.

Madeleine L'Engle
Believe, Writing, Character
Madeleine L'Engle (2016). “A Circle of Quiet”, p.130, Open Road Media

Reading is a creative activity. You have to visualize the characters, you have to hear what the voices sound like.

Madeleine L'Engle
Reading, Character, Voice

The degree of talent, the size of the gift, is immaterial. All artists must listen, but not all hear great symphonies, see wide canvasses, conceive complex, character-filled novels. No matter, the creative act is the same, and it is an act of faith.

Madeleine L'Engle
Character, Artist, Symphony
FaceBook post by Madeleine L'Engle from Jan 01, 2017

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