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“If there’s a hell, I truly believe, it’s getting exactly what you’ve always wanted.”

Book:Blue and Gold

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Blue and Gold

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K.J. Parker

K.J. Parker, born in 1961, is a British author known for his unique style and profound philosophical insights. His works span across various literary genres, including fantasy, mystery, and science fiction. more

“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." It's a little bit on the nose, wouldn't you say, when they hang this big old sign above the entrance to Hell, the land of eternal damnation, telling you, "give up, it doesn't get better"? I'd imagine a human soul with an eternity of torture every moment of every day for the remainder of their existence would see this sign and think, "Yeah. No shit, Sherlock." Which means it's perfect.”

Hell Dante Divine Comedy Dante S Inferno

Book:Abandon All Hope

Source: Abandon All Hope

“I get the last laugh. Because you see, handing me the talisman and going to Heaven means you'll be personally responsible for two others being tortured. Locked in a room with a demon at the height of her power for the rest of eternity. Evan's blood would be on your hands. Sean's blood would be on your hands. How could you live with that? How could one person be so cruel as to hand the others an eternal sentence of cold-blooded torture?”

Christian Christianity Hell Demons Progressive Christianity

Book:Abandon All Hope

Source: Abandon All Hope

“I don't think Hell is a place people go when they die. But it's real.”

Inspiration Motivational Christianity Hell Afterlife Progressive Christianity

Book:Abandon All Hope

Source: Abandon All Hope

“Truthfully, wicked people reveal themselves in words first, to inhibit speech would inhibit us seeing the wicked before they act.”

Truth Free Speech True Colors

Book:Religion: The Ultimate STD: Living a Spiritual Life without Dogmatics or Cultural Destruction

Source: Religion: The Ultimate STD: Living a Spiritual Life without Dogmatics or Cultural Destruction

“Oh, what the hell." She stepped in and pressed the button. Maybe using the word hell was her mistake. The doors closed and then opened again, filling with smoke that wound its way around her shoulders and down her body before she could react. She found herself being pulled forward. Hades's face suddenly appeared inches from her own. "Hello there, Meg-let. Miss me?”

Hell Hades Megara

Book:Go the Distance

Source: Go the Distance

“Eona - The dragon of Hell”

Hell Doom Dragon Cool Jeroen Saey Eonacat

Author:EonaCat (Jeroen Saey)

“Hell is my enemy, not you. Even the cruelest ones, who delight in their malice - they all started their journey in the same way. As victims.”

Hell Dark Fantasy Magical Realism Angels And Demons Supernatural Thrillers Supernatural Mystery Lucifer Morningstar Ya Supernatural

Book:The Woman in Darkness

Source: The Woman in Darkness

“O corse of the Locked Tomb," you extemporized wildly. "Beloved dead, hear your handmaiden. I loved you with my whole rotten, contemptible heart―I loved you to the exclusion of aught else―let me live long enough to die at your feet." Then you went under to make war on Hell.”

Fantasy Hell Speech Gothic Hymn Harrowhark Nonagesimus Harrowhawk

Book:Harrow the Ninth

Source: Harrow the Ninth

“When I can't see myself I begin to wonder if I really and truly exist. I pat myself just to make sure, but it doesn't help much.”

Hell Plays No Exit Sarter

Book:No Exit and Three Other Plays

Source: No Exit and Three Other Plays

“So," the Dalai Lama finally said, slapping the Archbishop on the wrist playfully. "I prefer to go to hell than to heaven. I can solve more problems in hell. I can help more people there.”

Helping Hell Humour Dalai Lama

Book:The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

Source: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World

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