Who said “A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.”?

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George Bernard Shaw. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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Shaw, G. B. (n.d.). A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17168-a-perpetual-holiday-is-a-good-working-definition/

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Shaw, George Bernard. “A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17168-a-perpetual-holiday-is-a-good-working-definition/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Shaw, George Bernard. “A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/17168-a-perpetual-holiday-is-a-good-working-definition/.

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