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Every hand and every hour should be devoted to rescue the world from its insanity of guilt, and to assuage the pangs of human hearts with balm and anodyne. To pity distress is but human; to relieve it is Godlike.
Madeleine L'Engle
Born: November 29, 1918
Died: September 6, 2007 (aged 88)
Bio: Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer best known for young adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels. Her works reflect both her Christian faith and her strong interest in modern science.
Known for:
- A Wrinkle in Time (1962)
- A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978)
- A Wind in the Door (1973)
- Many Waters (1986)
- Meet the Austins (1960)
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