Do you have no sense of self-preservation?
To preserve our cheerfulness amid sicknesses and troubles, is a sign of a right and good spirit.
During mental prayer, it is well, at times, to imagine that many insults and injuries are being heaped upon us, that misfortunes have befallen us, and then strive to train our heart to bear and forgive these things patiently, in imitation of our Saviour. This is the way to acquire a strong spirit.
Obedience is the true holocaust which we sacrifice to God on the altar of our hearts.
Believe me, there is no more powerful means to obtain God's grace than to employ the intercessions of the Holy Virgin.
Those who have themselves for a spiritual director have a fool for a spiritual director.
At communion we ought to ask for the remedy of the vice to which we feel ourselves most inclined.
I love everything special or unique. Sometimes I love girly clothes, sometimes I love strong boy looks. You never know what is the next look of Ming.
Sometimes, when I play music, I feel as if I am giving life. . . . It isn't just notes on the paper anymore: you are recreating the thought, transmitting it. It becomes shareable, but it can never be kept. You go through and at the same time you let go of the experience. That is part of the wonder of music: it can never be kept; it is ephemeral and at the same time enduring.
I've found that music allows years to fold like an accordion over each other, so I guess you don't feel the passage of time as much.
When I first saw Emma Stone, it was like I woke up.