Monday, January 22, 2007

A Brilliant Quote

In an earlier post I was talking about how much I was enjoying "Man Who Was Thursday" by G.K. Chesterton. Here is a quote from Chapter 4 that I really enjoyed:


"Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it." :).

3 comments:

d. paul collette said...

I'm so excited that you're reading it.

Jon said...

I actually finished it last night.

Wow!

I need to read it again, but pay attention to the details the next time around. I read it like I'd usually read a mystery....and then at the end it morphs into a philosophical commentary.

d. paul collette said...

I like to describe it just like the Coldplay album--"a rush of blood to the head." :)

It's almost like a voyage into the absurd. Just when you think that he has finally thrown the most unexpected twist into the story, something else, even more absurd than the last twist, occurs.

I guess the subtitle is very accurage: A Nightmare.

I'm really glad that you liked it.