Saturday, March 22, 2008

How to read a book ?

Quotes of G. K. Chesterton
Fairy Tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.

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