An angel of Paradise, no less, is always beside me, wrapped in everlasting ecstasy on his Lord. So I am ever under the gaze of an angel who protects and prays for me.

When I eat alone I feel like a seminarian being punished. I tried it for one week and I was not comfortable. Then I searched through Sacred Scripture for something saying I had to eat alone. I found nothing, so I gave it up and it's much better now.

What unites us, is much greater than what divides us.

The conviction that all men are equal by reason of their natural dignity has been generally accepted. Hence racial discrimination can no longer be justified.

Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.

I want to throw open the windows of the Church so that we can see out and the people can see in.

The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.