You must hand yourself and all your inward experiences, your temptations, your temperament, your frames and feelings, all over into the care of your God, and leave them there. He made you and therefore He understands you, and knows how to manage you, and you must trust Him to do it.

Look upon your chastening as God's chariots sent to carry your soul into the high places of spiritual achievement.

We must take our troubles to the Lord, but we must do more than that, we must leave them there.

It is wonderful what miracles God works in wills that are utterly surrendered to Him.

You can't get to second base keeping one foot on first.

If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of choice, I should advise every one of you straight away to become one. There is no fun for old people like it!

A feeling of real need is always a good enough reason to pray.