“Pain has become your motto in life and heaven your final goal.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
“Pain has become your motto in life and heaven your final goal.”
Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author
“Even as your body betrays you, your mind denies it.”
Sara Gruen book Water for Elephants
Source: Water for Elephants
Marianne Williamson (1952) American writer
Source: A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of "A Course in Miracles"
Harlan Ellison (1934–2018) American writer
Delusion for a Dragon Slayer (1966)
Context: "Heaven is what you mix all the days of your life, but you call it dreams. You have one chance to buy your Heaven with all the intents and ethics of your life. That is why everyone considers Heaven such a lovely place. Because it is dreams, special dreams, in which you exist. What you have to do is live up to them."
"I—" started Griffin, but the wizard cut him off with a blink.
"No, listen, please, because after this, all the magic stops, and you have to do it alone.
“You create your own Heaven, and you have the opportunity to live in it, but you have to do it on your own terms, the highest terms of which you are capable. So sail this ship through the straits, navigate the shoals, find the island, overcome the foam-devil that guards the girl, win her love, and you’ve played the game on your own terms."
Chuck Klosterman (1972) Author, Columnist
Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas (2006), Recognizing Your Archenemy