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Romance is the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
Age: 62 †
Born: 1874
Born: May 29
Died: 1936
Died: June 14
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Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much.
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Though I believe in liberalism, I find it difficult to believe in liberals.
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