God listens not to your words save when He Himself utters them through your lips.

Yesterday is ever jealous of...tomorrow.

Love passes by us, robed in meekness; but we flee from her in fear, or hide in the darkness; or else pursue her, to do evil in her name.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.

Happiness is a vine that takes root and grows within the heart, never outside it.

Life has two halves: one patient and one afire. Love is the fiery half. Make me, O Lord, food for the flames.