"We rarely consider the soul's excellent qualities or who it is that dwells within her or how precious she really is. And so we don't bother to tend her beauty. All our attention is focused on the rough matrix of the diamond, the outer walls of the castle, which are none other than these bodies of ours. Remember, this castle has many dwellings: some above, some below, others to either side. At the center is the most important dwelling of all where the most secret things unfold between the soul and her Beloved."

-Teresa d'Avila, The Interior Castle