It was very dark; but in the murky sky there were masses of cloud which shone with a lurid light, like monstrous heaps of copper that had been heated in a furnace, and were growing cold. – Charles Dickens, Martin Chuzzlewit, Chapter XLII

No one sees what is before his feet: they scan the tracks of heaven. – Marcus Tullius Cicero

God is the Sun and when His rays fall upon your heart, not impeded by the clouds of egoism, the lotus blooms and the petals unfold. – Sathya Sai Baba

They are fair resting-places for the dear weary dead on their way up to heaven. – Joaquin Miller (clouds)