Madeleine L'Engle

Feb 1, 2024 | inspiringquotes.com | Abraham Verghese |Henry David Thoreau |Madeleine L'Engle |Amanda Gorman

Get the Daily Inspiration in your inboxBy subscribing to Inspiring Quotes you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. This excerpt comes from bestselling author Abraham Verghese’s 2023 novel “The Covenant of Water,” which spans seven decades, three familial generations, and the multitude of soaring highs and devastating lows experienced throughout. In this particular passage, an aspiring physician, Mariamma, is reckoning with her aggressive response to an instructor’s sexual advances.

Aug 28, 2023 | fivebooks.com | C S Lewis |Edwin Abbott |Madeleine L'Engle |Terry Pratchett

Can you tell us how you started thinking about gods and god-like figures in science fiction? I’m fascinated by the ways people perceive their place in the universe—and that of things that are beyond and greater than them. What I’ve always found interesting is that there’s a range in how authors deal with these themes in speculative fiction, both in science fiction and fantasy. Some have the gods being very present and meddling, and some have them more off to one side.