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 +"It is true in a certain sense that some of the greatest writers the world has seen—[[Aristophanes]], [[François Rabelais|Rabelais]] and [[Laurence Sterne|Sterne]]—have written [[nonsense]]."--''[[The Defendant]]'' (1901) by G. K. Chesterton
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 +"And he proceeded to talk learnedly and luxuriantly on all the wines of the world; on which subject, also, some [[moralists]] would consider that he knew too much."--"[[The Man Who Knew Too Much (book)|The Man Who Knew Too Much]]" (1922) by G. K. Chesterton
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 +[[Fairy tale]]s are more than true -<br>
 +not because they tell us dragons exist,<br>
 +but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.<br>
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 +--[[G. K. Chesterton]]
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'''Gilbert Keith Chesterton''' ([[May 29]], [[1874]]–[[June 14]], [[1936]]) was an influential [[English writer]] of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included [[journalism]], [[poetry]], [[biography]], [[Christian apologetics]], [[fantasy]], and [[detective fiction]]. '''Gilbert Keith Chesterton''' ([[May 29]], [[1874]]–[[June 14]], [[1936]]) was an influential [[English writer]] of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included [[journalism]], [[poetry]], [[biography]], [[Christian apologetics]], [[fantasy]], and [[detective fiction]].
 +==List of major works==
 +*''[[The Napoleon of Notting Hill]]'' (1904)
 +*''[[Heretics (book)|Heretics]]'' (1905) ISBN 978-0-766-17476-4
 +*''Charles Dickens: A Critical Study'' (1906)
 +*''[[The Man Who Was Thursday]]'' (1908)
 +*''[[Orthodoxy (book)|Orthodoxy]]'' (1908) [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1991
 +*''[[The Ballad of the White Horse|The Ballad Of The White Horse]]'' (1911)
 +*''[[Manalive]]'' (1912)
 +*[[Father Brown]] short stories (detective fiction)
 +*''[[Eugenics and other Evils|Eugenics and Other Evils]]'' (1922)
 +*''[[Saint Francis of Assisi (book)|Saint Francis of Assisi]]'' (1923), [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1987.
 +*''[[The Everlasting Man]]'' (1925)
 +*''[[Saint Thomas Aquinas (book)|Saint Thomas Aquinas]]'' (1933), [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]], 1974.
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"It is true in a certain sense that some of the greatest writers the world has seen—Aristophanes, Rabelais and Sterne—have written nonsense."--The Defendant (1901) by G. K. Chesterton


"And he proceeded to talk learnedly and luxuriantly on all the wines of the world; on which subject, also, some moralists would consider that he knew too much."--"The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1922) by G. K. Chesterton


Fairy tales are more than true -
not because they tell us dragons exist,
but because they tell us dragons can be beaten.

--G. K. Chesterton

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Gilbert Keith Chesterton (May 29, 1874June 14, 1936) was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction.

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