I cannot resist the call of the sanctuary. I know well that I am with the Lord everywhere, that His presence is always with me, but that does not replace the solitude with Him. And this silence at eleven o'clock in the evening, this solitude..., has for me an allure that no one knows about, as everyone is so accustomed to seeing me always busy with others.
(Little Sister of Jesus Magdalena /1898–1989/, personal notes, 1966)