His head was always most valuable when he had lost it. In such moments he put two and two together and made four million. - G. K. Chesterton
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His head was always most valuable when he had lost it. In such moments he put two and two together and made four million.
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G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton (29 May 1874 – 14 June 1936) was a British writer whose prolific and diverse output included works of philosophy, ontology, poetry, play writing, journalism, public lecturing and debating, literary and art criticism, biography, Christian apologetics (particularly for Catholicism), and fiction, including fantasy and detective fiction. He has been called the "prince of paradox".
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