What seem our worst prayers may really be, in God's eyes, our best. Those, I mean, which are least supported by devotional feeling. For these may come from a deeper level than feeling. God sometimes seems to speak to us most intimately when he catches us, as it were, off our guard.

The return from the walk, and the arrival of tea, should be exactly coincident, and not later than a quarter past four.

My own eyes are not enough for me; I will see through those of others.

Be good, sweet maid, and don't forget that this involves being as clever as you can.

We are born helpless. As soon as we are fully conscious we discover loneliness.

No soul that seriously and constantly desires joy will ever miss it. Those who seek find. To those who knock it is opened.

For in self-giving, if anywhere, we touch a rhythm not only of all creation but of all being.