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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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Mark Twain and GKC

Chesterton attended a literary dinner in [Mark] Twain's honor when the famous American visited London in 1905, and so we can speculate that the two of them met and maybe even exchanged witticisms. A book by Chesterton was only recently discovered in Twain's library and Twain's marginalia are presently being authenticated, so we might soon discover what Twain thought of Chesterton.

-Gilbert Magazine, April-May 2010, p. 4

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