Live in faith and hope, though it be in darkness, for in this darkness God protects the soul. Cast your care upon God for you are His and He will not forget you. Do not think that He is leaving you alone, for that would be to wrong Him.

In the dark night of the soul, bright flows the river of God.

Let my soul live as if separated from my body.

Live as though only God and yourself were in this world, so that your heart may not be detained by anything human.

Yearning: It needs to hurt in order to be worthy of the word. Otherwise it is just wanting.

Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation.

The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a long lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter.