"Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me." (Introduction, ix)

"Holiness does not consist in doing extraordinary things. It consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God." (Chapter 1, Holiness, 1)

"Prayer makes your heart bigger, until it is capable of containing the gift of God himself." (Chapter 2, Prayer, 5)

"Without a spirit of sacrifice, without a life of prayer, without an intimate attitude of penance, we would not be capable of carrying out our work." (Chapter 3, Generosity, 13)

"The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them." (Chapter 4, Christ in the Poor, 21)

"The less we have, the more we give. Seems absurd, but it's the logic...