In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence

Let nothing Disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, Though all things pass, God does not change. Patience wins all things. But he lacks nothing who possesses God; For God alone suffices.

Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.

We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.

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.

It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.

Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.

When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.

Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.

May God protect me from gloomy saints.

Fiction doesn’t tell us something we don’t know, it tells us something we know but don’t know that we know.

Love is a natural feeling, hatred is an acquired one.

I don't want Christmas season to end, because it's the only time I can legitimately indulge in on particular addiction: glitter.

I don't think anybody chooses to be an underdog.

Were it not for the Clash, punk would have been just a sneer, a safety pin and a pair of bondage trousers.

I think men are allowed to be fat and bald and ugly and women aren't. And it's just not - there is no equality there

A novel must be a rich forest known at the start only by instinct.

Awareness Is Not The Same As ThoughtMore Like A Vessel Which Can Hold And Contain Our Thinking

It is not possible to be incidentally a Christian. The fact of Christianity must be overwhelmingly first or nothing.

I believe that our Great Maker is preparing the world, in His own good time, to become one nation, speaking one language, and when armies and navies will be no longer required.