A blog dedicated to providing quotes by and posts relating to one of the most influential (and quotable!) authors of the twentieth century, G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936). If you do not know much about GKC, I suggest visiting the webpage of the American Chesterton Society as well as this wonderful Chesterton Facebook Page by a fellow Chestertonian

I also have created a list detailing examples of the influence of Chesterton if you are interested, that I work on from time to time.

(Moreover, for a list of short GKC quotes, I have created one here, citing the sources)

"...Stevenson had found that the secret of life lies in laughter and humility."

-Heretics (1905)
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Charles Dickens' daughter on GKC

Kate Perugini, the daughter of Dickens, wrote two letters of immense enthusiasm about the book [Chesterton's biography Charles Dickens], saying it was the best thing written about her father since Forster's biography. [the definitive biography completed by Dicken's best friend John Forster 32 years earlier]

-Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Maisie Ward

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