Heaven and Hell Quotes

“The pain comes from more than the facts of circumstance, or the deeds of others. It comes from within. From understanding what we lost. It comes from knowing how foolish we were - vain, arrogant children - when we thought ourselves happy. It comes from knowing how fragile and doomed the old ways were, just when we thought them and ourselves, secure!. The pain comes from knowing we have never been safe, and therefore will never be safe again. It comes from knowing we can never be children again. ”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“I don't know if there is any place on this earth that I belong.”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“Losing innocence. Remembering Heaven. That was the essence of Hell”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“It is too late. I love him. I know it may bring me grief, and I can't do a thing about it. Mr. Congreve was right about love being a frailty of the mind.”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“They had thought him such a 'good' man. They should have learned it was dangerous to trust appearances or take strangers at their word in this shit-hole world.”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“Neither of you ever let fear put chains on your conscience.”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“He thought of nothing but the ardent, open warmth of this singular and passionate young woman who inspired him to love with all of his body and mind.”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“Every day of our lives, I’ve discovered, we live with stupid mischance and clumsy melodrama, cupidity, greed, unnecessary suffering. We forget it, we mask it, we try to order it with our arts and philosophies, numb ourselves to it with diversions—or with drink, like poor Stanley. We try to explain and compensate for it with our religions. But it’s always there, very close, like some poor deformed beast hiding behind the thinnest of curtains. Once in a while the curtain is torn down and we’re forced to look. You know that. You went to war.”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“but needlessly cruel in Stone Dreamer’s opinion, ranted and swore that he’d never submit to the white chiefs while he could draw breath.”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“poor, or take a little chance”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell

“the public was tired of divisive politics, tired of radical social programs.”
― John Jakes, Heaven and Hell