Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient.

[On her father:] ... in losing him I lost my greatest blessing and comfort, for he was always that to me.

To want to become angels while we are still on earth ... is ridiculous.

The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, and that it was not much for me to suffer something for His sake; besides, He would help me to bear it.

The surest way to determine whether one possesses the love of God is to see whether he or she loves his or her neighbor. These two loves are never separated. Rest assured, the more you progress in love of neighbor the more your love of God will increase.

The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply saying the first thing that comes to mind from being learnt by rote by frequent repetition - cannot be called prayer: God grant that no Christian may address Him in this manner.

If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.