"He who would be what he ought to be must stop being what he is."

-- Meister Eckhart

"Brother Silence and Sister Solitude always reveal the better person we know we can be."

-- Matthew Kelly

"All deliberate, systematic, and reflexive 'self-cultivation, whether active or contemplative, personalistic or politically committed, cuts one off from the mysterious but indispensible contact with Tao..."

-- Thomas Merton