"Even the contemplative life is only an effort, Nora my dear, to hide the body so the feet won’t stick out."

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The onset of this second movement is characterized by the falling away of self and coming upon "that" which remains when it is gone. But this going-out is an upheaval, a complete turnabout of such proportions it cannot possibly be missed, under-emphasized, or sufficiently stressed as a major landmark in the contemplative life.

— Bernadette Roberts