Heaven
- "The Reformers" (1952) Weird Science #20 -- Three space men dressed in scifi versions of bishop garb land on planet to reform it of evil. There are greeted by a man named Peter and told they are not needed for there is no crime, no immorality, or any of the evils seen in other societies. They decide to create these evils themselves so that they can blame these evils on literature, clothing, and alcohol as they have done on previous worlds (including Earth). They contact their home base and we learn that their leader is the Devil and the planet they are on is Heaven.
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Famous quotes containing the word heaven:
“Speak, nameless, power and might;
when will you leave me quite?
when will you break my wings
or leave them utterly free
to scale heaven endlessly?”
—Hilda Doolittle (1886–1961)
“Still raise for good the supplicating voice,
But leave to heaven the measure and the choice,”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)
“We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.”
—Humphrey, Sir Gilbert (c.1537–1583)