Madeleine L'Engle Laughter Quotations

It is an extraordinary and beautiful thing that God, in creation. . . works with the beauty of matter; the reality of things; the discoveries of the senses, all five of them; so that we, in turn, may hear the grass growing; see a face springing to life in love and laughter. . . The offerings of creation. . . our glimpses of truth.

I hope that I will never forget the salvific power of joyful laughter.

An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers. To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy.

wherever there's laughter, there is heaven

A good laugh heals a lot of hurts.

An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers...To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy...If I try self consciously to become a person, I will never be one. The most real people, those who are able to forget their selfish selves, who have true compassion, are usually the most distinct individuals

Wherever she was, holy laughter was present to heal and redeem.

It is possible to suffer and despair an entire lifetime and still not give up the art of laughter.