The sea that calls all things unto her cals me, and I must embark.

The first thought of God was an angel. The first word of God was a man

There is no secret in the mystery of life stronger and more beautiful than that attachment which converts the silence of a virgin's spirit into a perpetual awareness that makes a person forget the past, for it kindles fiercely in the heart the sweet and overwhelming hope of the coming future.

An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind.

Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings.

Truth is like the stars; it does not appear except from behind obscurity of the night. Truth is like all beautiful things in the world; it does not disclose its desirability except to those who first feel the influence of falsehood. Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.

We are all prisoners but some of us are in cells with windows and some without.