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

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

Faith is a dark night for man, but in this very way it gives him light.

The eternal spring is hidden in this living bread for our life's sake, although it is night. It is here calling out to creatures; and they satisfy their thirst, although in darkness, because it is night. This living spring that I long for, I see in this bread of life, although it is night.

In sorrow and suffering, go straight to God with confidence, and you will be strengthened, enlightened and instructed.

See that you are not suddenly saddened by the adversities of this world, for you do not know the good they bring, being ordained in the judgments of God for the everlasting joy of the elect.

The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.