Do not be proud of the fact that your grandmother was shocked at something which your are accustomed to seeing or hearing without being shocked. ... It may be that your grandmother was an extremely lively and vital animal and that you are a paralytic.
Gilbert K. ChestertonWe are like the penny, because we have the image of the king stamped on us, the divine king.
Gilbert K. ChestertonWhat are we going to do?" asked the Professor. "At this moment," said Syme, with a scientific detachment, "I think we are going to smash into a lamppost.
Gilbert K. Chesterton