My dear Aunt,
this evening we learned about the death of good Mr. David ... I find that in these moments of great sorrow we need to look to Heaven, rather than weep. ... My beloved Aunt, when we gaze upon the death of the righteous, we cannot help but envy him his fate. For him, there is no longer the time of Exile, only God, nothing but God. ...
(Thérèse of Lisieux, letter 60, to Mrs. Guérin, August 23, 1888)