¡Cuánto le agradezco a Jesús que me haya hecho encontrar «sólo amargura en las amistades de la tierra!». Con un corazón como el mío me hubiera dejado… - Thérèse of Lisieux

O amor nutre-se de sacrifício. Quanto mais a alma se nega as exigências da natureza, tanto mais robusta e abnegada se torna a sua ternura.

I understand and I know from experience that: 'The kingdom of God is within you.' Jesus has no need of books or teachers to instruct souls; He teaches without the noise of words. Never have I heard Him speak, but I feel that He is within me at each moment; He is guiding and inspiring me with what I must say and do. I find just when I need them certain lights that I had not seen until then, and it isn't most frequently during my hours of prayer that these are most abundant but rather in the midst of my daily occupations.

when something painful or disagreeable happens to me, instead of a melancholy look, I answer by a smile. At first I did not always succeed, but now it has become a habit which I am glad to have acquired.