#paradise

The Expulsion from Paradise is eternal in its principal aspect: this makes it irrevocable, and our living in this world inevitable, but the eternal nature of the process has the effect that not only could we remain forever in Paradise, but that we are currently there, whether we know it or not. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#existentialism #forever #heaven #paradise #present

In monasteries, seminaries, retreats and synagogues, they fear hell and seek paradise. Those who know the mysteries of God never let that seed be planted in their souls. ↗

— Omar Khayyám

#hell #paradise #religion #soul #religion

Paradise is exactly like where you are right now... only much, much better. ↗

— Laurie Anderson

#exactly #like #much #now #only

Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return. ↗

— W. H. Auden

#cannot #cardinal #driven #impatience #only

He who builds a masjid in the way of Allah, God will build a house for him in the paradise. ↗

— Abu Bakr

#build #builds #god #him #house

Life is here only to be lived so that we can, through life, earn the right to death, which to me is paradise. Whatever it is that will bring me the reward of paradise, I'll do the best I can. ↗

— Anne Bancroft

#bring #death #earn #here #i

The Gulf Coast has the potential to create a culinary raw ingredient paradise that smart cooks can capitalize on. ↗

— Mario Batali

#coast #cooks #create #culinary #gulf