“The best miracle is to be sent to paradise without paying a ticket.”

“The best paradise is the paradise we are exiled from.”

Subhash Kak (1947) Indian computer scientist

“every pleasure's got an edge of pain, pay your ticket and don't complain”

Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist

“It's not just a miracle; it's a miracle with chocolate. Best kind.”

Rachel Caine (1962) American writer

“CM Punk, I suggest cashing in your tickets at Chuck E. Cheese for a replica ECW Championship because that’s the closest you’re ever going to get to the gates of paradise.”

John Hennigan (1979) American professional wrestler

“We each pay a fabulous price
For our visions of paradise
But a spirit with a vision is a dream
With a mission
-- Mission (1987)”

Neil Peart (1952–2020) Canadian-American drummer , lyricist, and author

“The only trap I must beware not to fall into, is to think that each day is the same as the next. In fact, each morning brings with it a hidden miracle, and we must pay attention to this miracle.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“Thanks, God, for honoring our best by giving us a miracle.”

Ben Carson (1951) 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon

“You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“The customer pays his money and gets a ticket. He cannot refuse it. He cannot get the money back. He may protest to the machine, even swear at it. But it will remain unmoved.”

Alfred Denning, Baron Denning (1899–1999) British judge