Suffering is a great grace; through suffering the soul becomes like the Saviour; in suffering love becomes crystallised; the greater the suffering, the purer the love.

Pure love ... knows that only one thing is needed to please God: to do even the smallest things out of great love - love, and always love.

Patience, prayer and silence-these are what give strength to the soul.

Help me, O Lord, that my hands may be merciful and filled with good deeds, so that I may do only good to my neighbors.

Suffering is the greatest treasure on earth; it purifies the soul. In suffering, we learn who our true friend is.

O King of glory, though you hide your beauty, yet the eye of my soul rends the veil. I see the angelic choirs giving you honor without cease.

He who wants to learn true humility should reflect upon the Passion of Jesus. (267)

Entrust everything to Me and do nothing on your own, and you will always have great freedom of spirit.

I demand from you deeds of mercy which are to arise out of love for me. You are to show mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to excuse yourself from it.

God is very generous and does not deny His grace to anyone. Indeed he gives more than what we ask of Him. Faithfulness to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit-that is the shortest route.

How can one be pleasing to God when one is inflated with pride and self-love under the pretense of striving for Gods glory, while in fact one is seeking ones own glory?

Everything that happens in your future is a direct result of what you do today.

...why is my cat a Muse? the cat has the rare grace of never saying a word too much― Mark Twain ...that's why ...

The mercy of God is an all-embracing mercy and it breaks down the barriers that man erects.

I think the internet is a great marketing tool--but marketing is not my job. I'm a writer. My job is to write novels.

A great man is one sentence.

I'm so not a party person. I'm so not social and don't go to parties.

If I spend 100 days in a row making music there’s a chance nothing will come of it. But if I spend 100 days not making music it’s guaranteed that nothing will come of it. So keep working.

The power of a movement lies in the fact that it can indeed change the habits of people. This change is not the result of force but of dedication, of moral persuasion.

Language mavens commonly confuse their own peeves with a worsening of the language.

I just look at women sometimes and I just want to ask them, "Do you know how fabulous you are?"