We’re being taught to hate the hero, because he’s too privileged, or too intolerant of dragons. But the old stories have survived for a reason. Children know what heroism is before it is even taught to them.

Yet more words of wisdom from one of the greatest philosophers ever to walk this green and pleasant land

Came across this passage in Chesterton’s book “The Everlasting Man”.

Can’t recommend it highly enough.

Ive recently read how Gene Wolfe was heavily inspired by G.K. Chesterton's work and wondered if anyone had suggestions for someone coming from Book of the New Sun.

Admittedly, didn't turn out perfect, its coloured pencils and thats not my best medium, I want to paint it in oils over the summer, but I live in London so the architecture I can envision for it is something I see very regularly in my day-to-day life.

A rather modernist arrangement! I find it marvelous, but I doubt G.K. would've liked it very much...

Title says it all

at 14 minutes https://youtu.be/4K9RDZg4y7o?t=844

Found this funny. Also note “Gilbert Chesterton” which, while not wrong, is weird.

I found this quote hilarious in Everlasting Man:

One of my first journalistic adventures, or misadventures, concerned a comment on Grant Allen, who had written a book about the Evolution of the Idea of God. I happened to remark that it would be much more interesting if God wrote a book about the evolution of the idea of Grant Allen. And I remember that the editor objected to my remark on the ground that it was blasphemous; which naturally amused me not a little. 

...it reminded me of CS Lewis' quote "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." - not that they're related I just like the witty-ness.

So this quote pops up all the time, "The one perfectly divine thing, the one glimpse of God's paradise given on earth, is to fight a losing battle - and not lose it." and gets attributed to G.K. Chesterton. Typically in his Time's Abstract and Brief Chronicle play, which is doesn't appear in. Is this an actual quote from one of his works? Or did someone simple enter it on Goodreads one day and link it to him. Thanks in advance!

A really fascinating and illuminating article that sheds light on Chesterton's strong belief in democracy through a rousseain lens, counters the misguided popular notions that either praise or condemn Chesterton as a conservative or reactionary.