Every acceptance of suffering is an acceptance of that which exists. The denial of every form of suffering can result in a flight from reality in which contact with reality becomes ever thinner, ever more fragmentary. It is impossible to remove oneself totally from suffering, unless one removes oneself from life itself, no longer enters into relationships, makes oneself invulnerable.

A competitive society is a society of envy.

This is the purpose of theology. By it my life becomes clearer and more conscious.

Our whole life consists of despairing of an answer and seeking an answer.

To take sides with life and experience how we can transcend ourselves is a process that has many names and faces. Religion is one of those names.

If my hands are fully occupied in holding on to something, I can neither give nor receive.

For me as a woman pride is not really sin, but rather something that I still have to learn. The male conception of the person who rebels against God by affirming himself, by acting proudly, arrogantly, and without constraints, is not a woman's concern. Rather, we women are in danger of not developing any pride, of never becoming independent, of constantly remaining within too narrow boundaries.