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, July 23, 2026

Sigrid Undset and GKC

Sigred Undset, the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928, and whose cause for canonization as a Catholic saint has recently been announced, was a great admirer of GKC, and even visited his home on one occasion. She also translated his masterpiece The Everlasting Man into Norweigan.

The Society of G.K. Chesterton has posted the Afterword to her translation of that book on its website:

Sigrid Undset's Afterword to The Everlasting Man

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