“Even if heaven were real, and measured as Revelation says, so many cubits this wayand that, how gimcrack a place it would be, crammed with its pavements of gold, its gates of pearl and topaz, like a gigantic chunkof costume jewelry.” IfsRealWould BeHeavenGoldRevelationsGatesPearlsCostumesJewelryPavementTopaz Author:Margaret Laurence
“The grave is Heaven's golden gate, And rich and poor around it wait; O Shepherdess of England's fold, Behold this gate of pearl and gold!” HeavenWaitingPoorRichGoldEnglandGravesGoldenGatesPearlsFoldsRich And Poor Book:Collected Poems Source: Collected Poems