“Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.”

“The exalted moment of love is always full of promise: it is not closed in on itself, but open; we see its natural fruitfulness revealed in the child, even if its spiritual fruitfulness remains hidden.”

“What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?
The hearts bleed longest, and heals but to wear
That which disfigures it.”

“The gym is always open, except when it's closed.”

“A generous heart is always open, always ready to receive our going and coming. In the midst of such love we need never fear abandonment. This is the most precious gift true love offers - the experience of knowing we always belong.”

“Mean time the Queen wounded with deep desire,
Bleeds inward, and consumes in hidden Fire.”

“may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living”

“This is the shade of meaning: the door of a physician should never be closed; the door of a priest should always be open.”

“When thus the heart is in a vein
Of tender thought, the simplest strain
Can touch it with peculiar power.”

“Rage and wounded pride look painful on a young face. Sixteen is a difficult age to get on with. There’s much to like—the freshness, the force of conviction. But there is also a certain arrogance, an inevitable concomitant of development, perhaps, which one must always struggle to forgive.”