When we begin to believe that there is greater joy in working with and for others, rather than just for ourselves, then our society will truly become a place of celebration.

To invite others to live with us is a sign that we aren't afraid, that we have a treasure of truth and of peace to share.

Life is a succession of crises and moments when we have to rediscover who we are and what we really want.

Every act of violence is also a message that needs to be understood. (23-24)

There is a struggle inside you between these two parts. It's as if at times your heart becomes a battlefield! The secret part, full of light, seems so small and weak in the face of the discouraging and morbid part, which seems enormous and overwhelming. However, if you light a small candle in a dark room, everything is lit up. It is a matter of trusting in this little light in the deepest part of your being which can gradually chase away the darkness.

All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves.

Love doesn't mean doing extraordinary or heroic things. It means knowing how to do ordinary things with tenderness.