A book can be a star

The above quote comes from L'Engle's 1963 Newberry Award Acceptance Speech, entitled "The Expanding Universe." The full quote, which closes the speech, reads:

A book, too, can be a star, "explosive material, capable of stirring up fresh life endlessly," a living fire to lighten the darkness, leading out into the expanding universe.

You can download a transcript of the speech from the Madeleine L'Engle website.

Comments

[nikkiana]

Love this quote!

[Pamela]

I like what you did with this quote and how you brought it to us in a new way. Very inspiring!