"Why does anybody tell a story?"

“Why does anybody tell a story?” she once asked, even though she knew the answer.

“It does indeed have something to do with faith,” she said, “faith that the universe has meaning, that our little human lives are not irrelevant, that what we choose or say or do matters, matters cosmically.” --Madeleine L'Engle, 1918-2007

Madeleine L'Engle, an author whose magical words touched hearts the world over, died last Thursday in LItchfield, Connecticut. She was 88. Anyone who has read A Wrinkle in Time can attest to this author's brilliance. I've always found it particularly interesting that A Wrinkle in Time was rejected 26 times before it was published.

A wonderful account of her life can be found here.

Madeleine L'Engle is a woman who will be heard and loved for generations to come. Aren't we glad she took the time to tell a story?