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Purgatory Quotes

We in Purgatory sing fondly of Hell.

Denis Johnson (2016). “Tree of Smoke”, p.191, Pan Macmillan

Any wife will save you from purgatory, and a diligent one will secure heaven to you.

Elizabeth Montagu (2015). “The Letters of Mrs Elizabeth Montagu”, p.116, Cambridge University Press

I'd rather go to hell than be in purgatory...

"Song: Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na)". September 28, 2010.

One curiosity of being a foreigner everywhere is that one finds oneself discerning Edens where the locals see only Purgatory.

Pico Iyer (2011). “The Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, and the Search for Home”, p.185, Vintage