G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English mystery novelist and Christian apologist
Twelve Types (1903) "Sir Walter Scott"
“The center of every man's existence is a dream.”
Twelve Types (1903) "Sir Walter Scott"
Context: The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel.
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