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> [“If we insist on keeping Hell (or even earth) we shall not see Heaven: if we accept Heaven we shall not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis-2/if-we-insist-on-keeping-hell-or-even-earth-we-shall-not-see-heaven-if/)

[C.S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis-2/)

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> [Accept that I enjoy being with you. Accept that when I'm with you I see Heaven in your eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jana-oliver/accept-that-i-enjoy-being-with-you-accept-that-when-i-m-with-you-i/)

[Jana Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jana-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/jana-oliver-9015_accept_accept-that-i-enjoy-being-with-you-accep_494223.png)

> [If we accept Heaven we shall not be able to retain even the smallest and most intimate souvenirs of Hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/if-we-accept-heaven-we-shall-not-be-able-to-retain-even-the-smallest/)

[C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/)

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> [If we would accept heaven's life, we need by all means to live in the world and to participate in its duties…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-swedenborg/if-we-would-accept-heaven-s-life-we-need-by-all-means-to-live-in-the/)

[Emanuel Swedenborg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-swedenborg/)

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