The Letters of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Vol. 1 Quotes

“However, you are shocked at the thought of seeing her trite letters being published. But I will answer you by what I say to myself: 1. In the case of a Saint, nothing is trite. Even in Sacred Scripture, how many parts we would have eliminated had the Lord consulted us! We would have been mistaken! We have to take God’s work as it is and to meditate on it insofar as we are capable of understanding it and drawing out suitable lessons. 2. As for Thérèse, we must be careful. What seems trite (especially to Céline, who knows all, who knows much more than all that has been written!) can be filled with usefulness for history and for the edification of simple souls, who will be responsive to what they find “within their reach.”
― Thérèse de Lisieux, Letters of St. Therese of Lisieux, Volume I: General Correspondence 1877-1890