“...heaven wouldn’t be like this earth, this tormented earth ruled by evil forces that tossed humanity to and fro like a slow clown in a two-bit rodeo.”
“And earth was heaven a little the worse for wear. And heaven was earth, done up again to look like new. ”
“What makes the earth feel like hell is our expectation that it ought to feel like heaven. Earth is earth. Hell is hell. Now, stop with the whining and caterwauling.”
“The space between Heaven and Earth---is it not like a bellows?”
“Let the meek have the kingdom of heaven. The strong shall rule on earth.”
“Earth is a in-between world touched by both Heaven and Hell. Earth leads directly into Heaven or directly into Hell, affording a choice between the two. The best of life on Earth is a glimpse of Heaven; the worst of life is a glimpse of Hell.”