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A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel te

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author. – G.K. Chesterton

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Journalism largely consists in saying “Lord Jones is dead” to people who never knew Lord Jones was alive. – G.K. Chesterton

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