We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, b… - Madeleine L'Engle

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We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, sweet familiarity that vanishes almost as soon as it comes.

Madeleine L'Engle

The Rock That Is Higher: Story as Truth · March 19, 2002 Verified in 2 sources · 1 more available Sign up to see the complete provenance

home dreams longing identity paradise-lost search-for-meaning strangeness belonging nostalgia

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About Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L'Engle Camp (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and young adult fiction, including the Newbery Medal-winning winning A Wrinkle in Time. An Episcopalian, her works for both adults and children are products of her strong Christian universalist faith and an intense interest in modern science.

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