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Madeleine L'Engle Quotes: An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers. To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy.
         

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


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This page presents the quote "An infinite question is often destroyed by finite answers. To define everything is to annihilate much that gives us laughter and joy.". Author of this quote is Madeleine L'Engle. This quote is about definitions, finite, laughter, questions, joy,.