“Let this hell be our heaven.”
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<p>The <i>New York Times</i> bestseller<br><br>A LOVE THAT TRANSCENDS HEAVEN AND HELL<br><br>What happens to us after we die? Chris Nielsen had no idea, until an unexpected accident cut his life short, separating him from his beloved wife, Annie. Now Chris must discover the true nature of life after death.<br><br>But even Heaven is not complete without Annie, and when tragedy threatens to divide them forever, Chris risks his very soul to save Annie from an eternity of despair.<br><br>Richard Matheson's powerful tale of life---and love---after death was the basis for the Oscar-winning film starring Robin Williams.</p>
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Richard Matheson
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“Let this hell be our heaven.”
“Each memory was brought to life before me and within me. I could not avoid them. Neither could I rationalize, explain away. I could only re-experience with total cognizance, unprotected by p...”
“Heaven would never be heaven without you.”
“If men only felt about death as they do about sleep, all terrors would cease. . . Men sleep contentedly, assured that they will wake the following morning. They should feel the same about th...”
“Thank you...for gracing my life with your lovely presence, for adding the sweet measure of your soul to my existence.”
“That which you believe becomes your world.”
“…Not that it was unjust; not that the scales were forced out of balance. Where there had been good, it showed as clearly. Kindnesses, accomplishments, all those were present, too.”
“Not only did I rediscover every experience of my life, I had to live each unfulfilled desire as well—as though they’d been fulfilled. I saw that what transpires in the mind is just as real a...”
“Failures plagued me. Things I had omitted or ignored, neglected. What I should have given and hadn’t. I felt the biting pang of every unfulfillment.”