How Forgetful of Her Ease

"How forgetful of her ease, how unmindful of honors and how far from seeking men's esteem should she be whose soul God thus chooses for His special dwelling-place! For if her mind is fixed on Him as it ought to be, she must needs forget herself: all her thoughts are bent on how to please Him better, and when and how she can show the love she bears Him...It will do me little good to be deeply recollected when alone, making acts of the virtues, planning and promising to do wonders in God's service, if, afterwards, when occasion offers, I do just the opposite."

- St. Teresa of Avila, The Interior Castle, 7:4, 9, 10