It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort…

C. S. Lewis
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It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.
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It is quite useless knocking at the door of heaven for earthly comfort. It's not the sort of comfort they supply there.

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