"Whether great attraction and strong interior occupations are of nature or of grace can be known by the fact that they are accompanied by perfect rest or subtle disquiet."

“The more a person strives after God, the more earnest he will become--the les he will converse with men.”

“Every soul, touched by God, feels and believes in the depths of its being that it is more sinful than all men together.”

“The sight of the intuitive and ravishing Beauty of God holds her as if asleep in its delectable bosom...This state surpasses all human definition and comparison.”

“Nothing ever astonishes the really simple person.”

“It is much more trying to be continually tormented by evil men than by devils.”

“When the soul has been deeply touched, it is by love alone that it desires to be intimately joined to God. This is why we advocate reducing ardent aspiration to a few words, even to the mere word ‘love’. This love sends forth ardent and fiery flames with all its strength. As a result. A blazing divine fire is enkindled in the soul. It is in this way that God stirs up the soul and draws it strongly inward. p. 86”