“My loneliness was born when men praised my talkative faults and blamed my silent virtues.”

“Men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.”

“And when you crush an apple with your teeth, say to it in your heart:Your seeds shall live in my body,And the buds of your tomorrow shall blossom in my heart,And your fragrance shall be my breath,And together we shall rejoice through all the seasons.”

“Smile, my beloved, like the gold smiles from my father's coffers.”

“When you love you should not say, “God is in my heart,” but rather, “I am in the heart of God.”

“I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.”

“My soul counselled me and instructed me to see that the light which I carry is not my light, That my song was not created within me; For though I travel with the light, I am not the light.”