• Silence is God's first language; everything else is a poor translation. In order to hear the language, we must learn to be still and to rest in God. (Invitation to Love)

• Nature seems to have provided us with the need of interior silence. We seek it as we seek returning to a place of security, warmth and love. (Heart of the World)

• We wait patiently; in silence, openness, and quiet expectancy; motionless within and without. We surrender to the attraction to be still, to be loved, just to be. (Open Mind, Open Heart)

• Once we are thoroughly established in interior silence, it accompanies or pursues us through our daily routine. While conversations with God on other levels will still arise spontaneously, interior silence is the essential conversation. (Heart of the World)

• Interior silence is the perfect seed bed for divine love to take root. In the Gospel the Lord speaks about a mustard seed as a symbol of divine love. It is the smallest of all seeds, but it has an enormous capacity for growth. Divine love has the power to grow and transform us. The purpose of contemplative prayer is to facilitate the process of inner transformation. (Open Mind, Open Heart)