I had always felt life first as a story: and if there is a s... - G.K. Chesterton

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."

"There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read."

"Humor can get in under the door while seriousness is still fumbling at the handle."

"But there is in everything a reasonable division of labour. I have written the book, and nothing on earth would induce me to read it."

"I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward."