“Zar mislite kako se ja nemam pravo boriti za Notting Hill, Vi, čija se engleska vlada tako često borila za budalaštine? Ako, kao što Vaši bogati prijatelji tvrde, nema bogova, a nebo iznad nas je mračno, za što bi se drugo čovjek trebao boriti, nego za mjesto koje je bilo rajski vrt njegovog djetinjstva i kratki raj njegove prve ljubavi? Ako ni hramovi, niti sveta pisma nisu sveta, što je sveto ako čovjekova vlastita mladost nije sveta?”
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Gilbert Keith Chesterton was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction.
Chesterton has been called the "prince of paradox". Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: "Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories—first carefully turning them inside out.