"Hawaii can be heaven and it can be hell"

"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die"

"As we read the school reports on our children, we realize a sense of relief that can rise to delight that thank Heaven nobody is reporting in this fashion on us"

"Without stirring abroad, One can know the whole world; Without looking out of the window One can see the way of heaven. The further one goes The less one knows"

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven"

"The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground"

"The secret source of humor is not joy but sorrow; there is no humor in Heaven"

"In heaven, all the interesting people are missing"

"Heaven never helps the men who will not act"

"I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven"

"I'm so close to Heaven, this Hell cannot be mine"