John Milton’s Heaven and Hell

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..”
― John Milton

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December 9, 2013

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven..” ― John Milton (born on this date in 1608)

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