# Quote — Madeleine L’Engle, Walking on Water

> When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability.

- Author: [Madeleine L’Engle](https://www.leafyquotes.com/madeleine-lengle.md)
- Book: [Walking on Water](https://www.leafyquotes.com/madeleine-lengle/walking-on-water.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Madeleine_L'Engle#Walking_on_Water_(1980)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/madeleine-lengle/walking-on-water/when-we-were

## More from this book

> It has often struck me with awe that some of the most deeply religious people I know have been, on the surface, atheists.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/madeleine-lengle/walking-on-water/it-has-often.md)