A beautiful, brilliant scientist with a wonderful family, Mrs. Murry does her best to lovingly take care of her children while her husband has mysteriously disappeared on government business, and hides her unhappiness at his absence. The children love her dearly in return, and are partly inspired by their love for their mother and their knowledge of her unhappiness in their quest to save their father.
Mrs. Murry Quotes in A Wrinkle in Time
The A Wrinkle in Time quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Murry or refer to Mrs. Murry. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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"The tesseract—" Mrs. Murry whispered. "What did she mean? How could she have known?"
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Chapter 3
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"But Charles Wallace doesn't look different from anybody else."
"No, Meg, but people are more than just the way they look. Charles Wallace's difference isn't physical. It's in essence."
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Mrs. Murry Quotes in A Wrinkle in Time
The A Wrinkle in Time quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Murry or refer to Mrs. Murry. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 1
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"The tesseract—" Mrs. Murry whispered. "What did she mean? How could she have known?"
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Chapter 3
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"But Charles Wallace doesn't look different from anybody else."
"No, Meg, but people are more than just the way they look. Charles Wallace's difference isn't physical. It's in essence."
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