“Lately I have come to believe that the principle difference between Heaven and Hell is the company you keep there….”

—  Lois McMaster Bujold , Vorkosigan Saga

Vorkosigan Saga, A Civil Campaign (1999)
Variant: The principal difference between heaven and hell is the company you keep there.

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