For simple souls there must be no complicated ways.St. Therese of Lisieux

May God be blessed forever, He who waited for me so long!St. Teresa of Avila

Our sanctification does not depend upon certain works, but upon doing for God that which we ordinarily do for ourselves.Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection

I was writing on charity and very often the nuns came to distract me: then I was very careful not to become impatient,but to put into practice what I was writing about.St. Therese of Lisieux

You will be consoled according to the greatness of your sorrow and affliction; the greater the suffering, the greater will be the reward. St Mary Magdalen de'Pazzi

It should be kept in mind that the fount, the shining sun that is in the center of the soul, does not lose its beauty and splendor; it is always present in the soul and nothing can take away its loveliness.St. Teresa of Avila

Jesus does not need our deeds, but He does need our love.St. Therese of Lisieux

This soul indeed, lost to all things, and won over to love, no longer occupies her spirit in anything else.St. John of the Cross

It is a shame and unfortunate that through our own fault we don't understand ourselves or know who we are.St. Teresa of Avila

My heaven was to love God, and I felt, in my ardor, that nothing could tear me away from this Divine Object that had taken me captive.St. Therese of Lisieux