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Mrs Whatsit Quotes
Nine of the best book quotes from Mrs Whatsit
#1
“We can’t take any credit for our talents. It’s how we use them that counts.”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
character
Mrs Whatsit
concepts
talents
actions
#2
“Have you ever tried to get to your feet with a sprained dignity?”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
character
Mrs Whatsit
concept
dignity
#3
“But she finds it so difficult to verbalize, Charles dear. It helps her if she can quote instead of working out words of her own.”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
characters
Mrs Whatsit
Charles Wallace
Mrs Who
concepts
words
Quotes
#4
“There’s nothing left except to try.”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
character
Mrs Whatsit
concepts
trying your best
Trying New Things
#5
“You’re given the form, but you have to write the sonnet yourself. What you say is completely up to you.”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
character
Mrs Whatsit
concept
poetry
#6
“Wild nights are my glory!”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
character
Mrs Whatsit
concept
night
#7
“Only a fool is not afraid.”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
character
Mrs Whatsit
concept
fear
#8
“It was a star,” Mrs. Whatsit said sadly. “A star giving up its life in battle with the Thing. It won, oh, yes, my children, it won. But it lost its life in the winning.”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
character
Mrs Whatsit
concepts
stars
winning
losing
life
#9
“Beware of pride and arrogance, Charles, for they may betray you.”
author
Madeleine L'Engle
book
A Wrinkle in Time
character
Mrs Whatsit
concepts
pride
betrayal
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