“It is absolutely useless and absurd to tell a man that he must not joke about sacred subjects. It is useless and absurd for a simple reason; because there are no subjects that are not sacred subjects.”
G.K. Chesterton in Daily News September 1, 1906, quoted in “Can’t You Take A Joke?” in Gilbert: The Magazine of the Society of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 27 #2 (November/December 2023)
“Any car will last your lifetime if you are careless enough.”
“American Eagle” quoted in “Other Suspects I Quotes not by GKC” in Gilbert: the Magazine of the Society of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 28 #2 (Nov./Dec. 2024)
“If a man has anything in him, travel will bring it out – especially ocean travel.”
Frances Rodman quoted in “Other Suspects I Quotes not by GKC” in Gilbert: the Magazine of the Society of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 28 #2 (Nov./Dec. 2024)
“Hi John,/ Is your email deliverability in good health?”
Start of email from Mailchimp Oct. 1, 2025 [prompting my retort "better than your syntax"]
“If hard work is the key to success, most people would rather pick the lock.”
D.P. Diffiné, “The 1993 American Incentive System Almanac”.
“A proverb is a short sentence based on long experience.”
“Cervantes” quoted in “Other Suspects – III Quotes not by GKC” in Gilbert: the Magazine of the Society of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 28 #4 (March/April 2025)
“She was a woman of few words, but often.”
“Prochnow” quoted in “Other Suspects – III Quotes not by GKC” in Gilbert: the Magazine of the Society of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 28 #4 (March/April 2025)
“Some people don’t have much to say, but you have to listen a long time to find out.”
“Unknown but well known” quoted in “Other Suspects – III Quotes not by GKC” in Gilbert: the Magazine of the Society of G.K. Chesterton Vol. 28 #4 (March/April 2025)