No, I am not an angel of heaven, but if I fall every moment of my life, I shall get up and come to You. Give me the grace that I may live by love.St. Therese of Lisieux

If individuals were to desire to do something themselves with their faculties, they would hinder and lose the goods that God engraves on their souls through that peace and idleness.St. John of the Cross

It's possible that in dealing with these interior matters I might contradict what I've said elsewhere. That's no surprise since the Lord has given me clearer understanding.St. Teresa of Avila

We love Him when we want to love Him, and when we keep trying in spite of our failures.St. Therese of Lisieux

The last thing I ask of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, is that you love him alone and...that you encourage one another continually in difficult moments for love of him.St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi

It seems to me that I have found my heaven on earth, because my heaven is you, my God, and you are in my soul. You in me, and I in you – may this be my motto.St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

My one desire is the glory of Christ. I have abandoned to Him my own glory and if He seems to forget me -- well, He is free to do so, since I do not belong to myself but to Him.St. Therese of Lisieux

All things are yours, and yours mine [Jn 17:10]. He says this by essence, since he is the natural Son of God, and we say it by participation, since we are adopted children.St. John of the Cross

By our little acts of charity practiced in the shadows we convert souls far away, we help missionaries, we win for them abundant alms; and by that means build actual dwellings spiritual and material for our Eucharistic Lord.St. Therese of Lisieux

How sweet it was, the first kiss of Jesus to my soul! Yes, it was a kiss of Love. I felt I was loved, and I too said: 'I love Thee, I give myself to Thee forever!'St. Therese of Lisieux