Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.[De certaines pensées sont des prières. Il y a des moments où, quelle que soit l’attitude du corps, l’âme est à genoux.]
Source:(The Modern Library, ed. 1862), Volume IV. Saint Denis and Idyl of the Rue Plumet, Book V. The End of Which is Unlike the Beginning, Chapter IV. A Heart Under a Stone, Page 785