The Sun Also Rises (1926)
“The road to hell is paved with unbought stuffed animals”
Variant: All right. Have it your own way. Road to hell paved with unbought stuffed dogs. Not my fault.
Source: The Sun Also Rises (1926)
“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.”
Source: On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.”
As quoted in "Works in Progress" in The New York Times Book Review (15 July 1979), page BR1
“If the way to hell is paved with good intentions, the way to defeat is paved with illusions.”
No Compromise – No Political Trading (1899)
“Down that path lies madness. On the other hand, the road to hell is paved with melting snowballs.”
[1992Jul2.222039.26476@netlabs.com, 1992]
Usenet postings, 1992
Alex Lightwood, Simon Lewis, and the Seelie Queen, pg. 353-354
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
Context: There,' he said, pointing to the leafy tunnel. 'That goes farther into Faerie. And that'--he pointed ahead--'is the road to Hell. That's where we're going.'
'I always heard it was paved with good intentions,' said Simon.
'Place your feet upon the way and find out, Daylighter,' said the Queen.
