All the trials we endure cannot be compared to these interior battles.

The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.

It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.

I am quite sure I am more afraid of people who are themselves terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.

Love turns work into rest.

In order that love be fully satisfied, It is necessary that It lower Itself and that It lower Itself to nothingness and transform this nothingness into fire.

Vivo sin vivir en mí... muero porque no muero. (I live without really being alive... I die because I am not dying.)

God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.

If this is how you treat your friends, no wonder you have so many enemies.

...Since in the centre of the soul there is a mansion reserved for God Himself...

Reflect carefully on this, for it is so important that I can hardly lay too much stress on it. Fix your eyes on the Crucified and nothing else will be of much importance to you.

You need some coffee, don't you?""Yes, I've only had a gallon.

Treat your friends as you do your picture and place them in their best light.

Gratitude is really, really attractive. A child who is genuinely grateful makes you want to do anything for her, and that is true of adults as well.

Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.

I do not know what I think until I write it.

To 'justify' means nothing else than to acquit of guilt him (her) who was accused as if his own innocence were confirmed.

Books should to one of these fours ends conduce, for wisdom, piety, delight, or use.

Maria Sharapova is her own empire. She herself personally makes more in revenue than the entire WTA tour.

Melania Trump's husband tweeted this: "Arianna Huffington is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man. He made a good decision."

There is no other art with as great a democratic capacity as photography.