Xtina

“The whole function of the life of prayer is, then, to enlighten and strengthen our conscience so that it not only knows and perceives the outward, written precepts of the moral and divine laws, but above all lives God's law in concrete reality by perfect and continual union with His will.”
― Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island

“I find there is a quality to being alone that is incredibly precious. Life rushes back into the void, richer, more vivid, fuller than before.”
― Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

“People have no idea what one saint can do: for sanctity is stronger than the whole of hell.”
― Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain

“I love you, Elizabeth... and more than that, I like you. I enjoy spending time with you.”
― Nicholas Sparks, The Lucky One