I have always had this failing - that I cannot explain myself, as I have said, except at the cost of many words.
Teresa of AvilaWhat friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company?
Teresa of AvilaDo you think it is only a little thing to possess a house from which lovely things can be seen?
Teresa of AvilaThere is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
Teresa of Avila