More quotes by Henri Nouwen

"A life without a lonely place, that is, without a quiet center, becomes destructive."
"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand."
"Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come."
"The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection."
"The greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity or power, but self-rejection."