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“Martin Sheen turned to me and said, 'Do you know what Saint Peter says to everyone who tries to get into heaven?' When I looked blankly, the man who was once president said, 'Peter says, 'Don't you have any scars?' And when most would respond proudly, 'Well no, no I don't,' Peter says, 'Why not? Was there nothing worth fighting for?”

Heaven Scars Spiritual Warfare Saint Peter

Book:Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Source: Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

“For Mark there waits a brighter crown! When Peter comes his card to read— He’ll take the sign “No Smoking” down, Then Heaven will be Heaven indeed.”

Heaven Smoking Mark Twain Saint Peter

Author:Oliver Herford

“Eeyore religion says that the earth isn't worth saving, anyway, and that when it comes to an end, the Faithful will be transported instantly to heaven. No problem. We'd like to see them explain things to Saint Peter at the Gate, when he asks them what they did with the world that God entrusted to them. That might get a bit sticky.”

World Ends Problem Might Earth Asks Heaven Bits Saint Saving Faithful Gates Peter No Problem Sticky Saint Peter

Author:Benjamin Hoff

“Suddenly here was this somewhat roly-poly elderly, northern Italian peasant on the chair of Saint Peter and he was accessible - and he made himself accessible, he went to prisons, he went to hospitals, he went to the shrine of Loreto.”

Made Prison Saint Chairs Hospitals Italian Peter Elderly Peasants Shrines Saint Peter

Author:George Weigel

“Give not S. Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing. [Give not Saint Peter so much, to leave Saint Paul nothing.]”

Giving Economy Saint Peter Saint Paul Saint Peter

Author:George Herbert

“Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.”

Blame Saint Peter Saint Paul Saint Peter

Book:The poetical works of George Herbert

Source: The poetical works of George Herbert

“The back of Saint Peter's is one of the finest pieces of architecture I've ever seen.”

Pieces Saint Architecture Peter Finest Saint Peter

Author:Frank Gehry

“Picture this scene. A critic arrives at the gates of heaven. 'And what did you do?' asks Saint Peter. 'Well', says the dead soul. 'I criticised things'. 'I beg your pardon?' 'You know, other people wrote things, performed things, painted things and I said stuff like, "thin and unconvincing", "turgid and uninspired", "competent and serviceable,"...you know'.”

People Knows Wells Said Soul Asks Heaven Stuff Scene Critics Saint Gates Peter Pardon Competent Uninspired Gates Of Heaven Saint Peter

Author:Stephen Fry