Wrinkle in Time
Crease through chronology
A wrinkle in time is a fold or shortcut through the fabric of space-time, allowing instantaneous travel across vast distances.
The phrase comes from Madeleine L'Engle's 1962 novel of the same name, where characters "tesser" through such wrinkles.
Outside that context, the phrase suggests a bend or anomaly in time's normal flow: It felt like a wrinkle in time—I blinked and three hours had passed.
- family bondsConnections uniting relatives
- good vs. evilCore moral binary
- tesseractFour-dimensional cubic solid
- fifth dimensionHypothetical axis beyond spacetime
- courageFortitude facing danger
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- book termsfolio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, page
- TrilogiesLord of the Rings, Star Wars, Matrix, Back to the Future, Dark Knight
Wrinkle in TimeHis Dark Materials
Fantasy trilogy about consciousness
Charlotte's Web · Harriet the Spy · The Giver · Bridge to Terabithia
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