“Heaven is the place where the donkey finally catches up with his carrot: hell is the eternity while he waits for it.” HeavenWaitingHellEternityHorseCarrotsDonkey Author:Russell Green
“...to emphasize the afterlife is to deny life. To concentrate on Heaven is to create hell. In their desperate longing to transcend the disorderliness, friction, and unpredictability that pesters life; in their desire for a fresh start in a tidy habitat, germ-free and secured by angels, religious multitudes are gambling the only life they may ever have on a dark horse in a race that has no finish line.” LifeMayDesireHeavenReligiousLinesDarkRaceHellAngelHorseLongingDenyDesperateGamblingAfterlifeMultitudesGermsSecuredTidyFresh StartHabitatFrictionFinish LineUnpredictabilityDark Horse Book:Skinny Legs and All Source: Skinny Legs and All
“In the battlefield men grapple each other and die; The horses of the vanquished utter lamentable cries to heaven, While ravens and kites peck at human entrails, Carry them up in their flight, and hang them on the branches of dead trees.” MenHumansDiesHeavenTreeCryHorseFlightBranchesVeteranBattlefieldsRavensVeterans DayKitesDead Trees Author:Li Bai