The hour I have long wished for is now come.

They deceive themselves who believe that union with God consists in ecstasies or raptures, and in the enjoyment of Him. For it consists in nothing except the surrender and subjection of our will - with our thoughts, words and actions - to the will of God.

From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.

The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.

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

Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.

From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.