Mysticism is the art of union with Reality.

If God were small enough to be understood, He would not be big enough to be worshipped.

God is always coming to you in the Sacrament of the Present Moment. Meet and receive Him there with gratitude in that sacrament.

After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.

For lack of attention a thousand forms of loveliness elude us every day.

Love is creative. It does not flow along the easy paths, spending itself in the attractive. It cuts new channels, goes where it is needed.

This is the secret of joy. We shall no longer strive for our own way; but commit ourselves, easily and simply, to God's way, acquiesce in His will, and in so doing find our peace.

My growth depends on my walls coming down.

On every level of life, from housework to heights of prayer, in all judgment and efforts to get things done, hurry and impatience are sure marks of the amateur.

Try to arrange things so that you can have a reasonable bit of quiet every day.

Grace is God himself, his loving energy at work within his church and within our souls.

Love the people who love you back.

For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.

When we sleep the soul is lit up... by many eyes, and with them, we can see everything that we cannot see in the daytime.

It was good to travel to the other side of the world.

It's all in the day's work, as the huntsman said when the lion ate him.

Run as far as you can in the direction of your best and happiest dreams across the bridge that was built by your own desire to heal.

If quitting smoking seems hard right now, it is exactly what you should start doing

People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

I started when I was 4, but I didn't play seriously until I was 8.

When you love someone, you treat them well.