He didn’t reckon that God owed him anything. He reckoned that he’d had it all, and wasted it. Burning lakes and howling fiends had just never seemed that convincing, perils hardly fit to frighten naughty children. He turned over, staring up at the darkess. Damned…having found out now what hell was really like. Laura Kinsale
About This Quote

This is a quote from a play called "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. In this quote, the main character, Jack, has been talking about Hell and he came up with this brilliant idea that God would not be angry with him because he had done good things for others. He had been a good person and he deserved to go to heaven. In this quote, Jack says something that you shouldn't think about but should always be ready for because it could happen to you. You never know how your life will turn out and you could end up in the worst possible situation and you will be lost without help.

Source: Flowers From The Storm

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