Marguerite De Angeli
Marguerite de Angeli was an American writer and illustrator of children's books including the 1950 Newbery Award winning book The Door in the Wall. She wrote and illustrated twenty-eight of her own books, and illustrated more than three dozen books and numerous magazine stories and articles for other authors.
“Thou canst but try,' said John. 'Anyone can *not* do it.”
Marguerite De Angeli
“We can only do the best we can with what we have. That, after all, is the measure of success: what we do with what we have.”
Marguerite De Angeli
“Each of us has his place in the world " he said. "If we cannot serve in one way there is always another. If we do what we are able a door always opens to something else.”
Marguerite De Angeli
“It is better to have crooked legs than a crooked spirit.”
Marguerite De Angeli