"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is a song written and sung by Bob Dylan for the soundtrack of the 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. It reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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Famous quotes containing the words heaven and/or door:
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 3:2.
John the Baptist.
“Either you will
go through this door
or you will not go through.
...
The door itself
makes no promises.
It is only a door.”
—Adrienne Rich (b. 1929)