Creative Quotations from . . .
G. K. Chesterton
(1874-1936) born on May 29
English "essayist, novelist, journalist, poet". He is noted for the detective series with sleuth Father Brown.
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F
The timidity of the child or the savage is entirely reasonable; they are alarmed at this world, because this world is a very alarming place. They dislike being alone because it is verily and indeed an awful idea to be alone."

R
"If an angel out of heaven
Brings you other things to drink,
Thank him for his kind attentions,
Go and pour them down the sink."
A
"If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly."
N
Art consists of limitation. . . . The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.
K
"Smile at us, pay us, pass us; but do not quite forget. For we are the people of England, that never have spoken yet."
 
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Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: "Tremendous Trifles, "The Red Angel" (1909)."
R: The Song of Right and Wrong
A: "What's Wrong with the World, pt. 4, ch. 14 (1910)."
N: "Tremendous Trifles, "The Toy Theatre" (1909)."
K: "The Secret People.""
   



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