You must concentrate on pleasing God alone, and if He is pleased, you must be pleased.

The root of all evil is 'I', 'Me' , 'Mine'.

Be content to progress in slow steps until you have legs to run and wings with which to fly.

It would be easier for the world to survive without the sun than to do so without the Holy Mass.

Pray, Hope, and Don't Worry

The Cross will not crush you; if its weight makes you stagger, its power will also sustain you.

Pray with perseverance, with faith, with calmness and serenity.

If you have the courage to imitate Mary Magdalene in her sins, have the courage to imitate her penance!

Humility and purity are the wings which carry us to God and make us almost divine.

Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.

Your temptations are from the devil and from Hell; but your sufferings and afflictions are from God and Heaven.

Perhaps that is the best way to say it: printed books are magical, and real bookshops keep that magic alive.

Great habits improve performance and brings great success.

Fpr years I thought we were on the same page... then I discovered we were NOT even in the same book...

I can paint and draw. I believe this myself and a few other people say that they believe this too. But I'm not certain of whether it's true.

As it is with an individual, so it is with a nation. One must produce to have, or one will become a have-not.

I try to spend a lot of time thinking of what it is I want to say, and how I want to say it. Mainly because I know what it's like as a fan to hear music that is just exactly what I needed.

I've met some people who were very proud of their humility.

You can't play well if you don't look good.

Gavroche had fallen only to rise again; he sat up, a long stream of blood rolled down his face, he raised both arms in air, looked in the direction whence the shot came, and began to sing.

Gardens are our link with the divine.