“Being in an earthly body and looking through physical eyes limits the way you perceive the light. Your eyes can't see the light directly, only the things it shines upon, so the light remains invisible, just like the soul does. That causes a good deal of suffering down there on your planet because it's hard to believe in what you can't see. The light here makes visible what is invisible on earth: the divine nature of all things.”
― The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: How My Bad-Boy Brother Proved to Me There's Life After Death
― The Afterlife of Billy Fingers: How My Bad-Boy Brother Proved to Me There's Life After Death
“Time," the Captain said, "is not what you think." He sat down next to Eddie. "Dying? Not the end of everything. We think it is. But what happens on earth is only the beginning.”
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
― The Five People You Meet in Heaven
“Endings are not always bad. Most times they're just beginnings in disguise.”
― Something Deadly This Way Comes
― Something Deadly This Way Comes
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”
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