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The quote suggests that great art appears when a person's better, more inspiring side takes control. It compares that creative force to the making of major works by Michelangelo and Beethoven. The image is of inspiration producing something large and enduring.
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Source
A Severed Wasp: A Novel (2017)
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Originally said in English.
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The phrase appears in the book "A Severed Wasp: A Novel (2017)" by Madeleine L'Engle (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Madeleine L'Engle
American writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry
Madeleine L'Engle was an American writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. She is best known for her 1962 children's book A Wrinkle in Time, which won the Newbery Medal. Her work spans several forms, but she is most closely associated with writing for younger readers. She later received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 1998, an honor recognizing her lasting contribution to young adult literature.
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Books by Madeleine L'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time
2005
A Wind in the Door (Time Quintet #2
1974
Many Waters (Time Quintet #4)
1986
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet #3)
1999
An Acceptable Time (Time Quintet #5 / O'Keefe Family #4)
2007