O blessed poverty, who bestows eternal riches on those who love and embrace her!

We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.

Our labor here is brief, but the reward is eternal. Do not be disturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes like a shadow. Do not let false delights of a deceptive world deceive you.

Love God, serve God; everything is in that.

Our body is not made of iron. Our strength is not that of stone. Live and hope in the Lord, and let your service be according to reason.

Love that does not know of suffering is not worthy of the name.

Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation.

Our body is not made of iron. Our strength is not that of stone. Live and hope in the Lord and let your service be according to reason.

the stars began to burnthrough the sheets of clouds, and there was a new voicewhich you slowlyrecognized as your own

I came to understand that happiness and vulnerability are often the same thing.

I wish I could take it all back, but I can’t. And I definitely can’t un-feel a feeling.

There is a court to which I shall appeal: the court of public opinion.

Obviously I'm not 21 anymore, but I think I can still throw with anybody.

Just because you are an architect and make decent buildings does not mean that you can suddenly become a set designer for one of the best avant-garde dancers in the world.

For me, something dangerous would be playing thebabe in a huge studio film. That would be terrifying because I'dstink... I want to explore human beings on as deep a level as I can.

Work without joy is drudgery. Drudgery does not produce champions, nor does it produce great organizations.

Parents and children seldom act in concert: each child endeavors to appropriate the esteem or fondness of the parents, and the parents, with yet less temptation, betray each other to their children.