Diane

“St. Jerome is said to have had an irascible personality. He made so many enemies in Rome by his nasty criticisms that his enemies tried to bring him down. He had to flee Rome to get away from their treachery and eventually ended up in Bethlehem, where he began to live a life of penance. Even there, however, he got into heated exchanges of ideas with his (former) friend Rufinus and with the Pelagians. Although he often alienated people by his harsh wit, Jerome was known for being always ready to seek pardon for his temper. Pope Sixtus V once remarked, regarding a picture of Jerome beating his breast with a stone, “You do well to carry that stone, for without it the Church would never have canonized you.”
― Fr. T. Morrow, Overcoming Sinful Anger

“love is the inclination, strength, and power for the soul in making its way to God, for love unites it with God. The more degrees of love it has, the more deeply it enters into God and centers itself in him.”
― John of the Cross, The Collected Works of St. John of the Cross

“A rush age cannot be a reflective age.”
― Ronald Knox, The Belief of Catholics

“One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters. You did rightly.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings