"'Better to rule in Hell, than serve in Heaven.' Eh, little brother-killer?" "Suh-certainly, Lord Lucifer. Whatever you say, Lord Lucifer." "We didn't say it. Milton said it. And he was blind."
— John Milton

January 1, 1970

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Neil Gaiman, portraying dialogue between Lucifer and Cain, with Lucifer repudiating the lines attributted to him by Milton, in The Sandman #22, Season of Mists episode 1