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10/2/2011

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Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again;" and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never go tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we. The repetition in Nature may not be a mere recurrence; it may be a theatrical encore.   G.K. Chesterton
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Jen
10/3/2011 04:01:22 am

The last line is perfect. I may have to use it describing the Calendar of Firsts.

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Nancy link
10/3/2011 09:26:26 am

Ohhh. I really like that one. Borrowing for my commonplace book.

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amy in peru link
10/12/2011 02:03:22 am

I love GK Chesterson. I went through a time where I was trying to read as much of his writing as possible.

His book "The Invisible Man" is translated into Spanish and I chanced upon it in the bookstore the other day.

Also, did you know that Frances Blogg was his wife and she wrote in one of the PR articles, The Open Road? Very interesting.

Those are all my totally random observations on the subject of GK Chesterson! ;) heheh.

Great quote!

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Bonnie Buckingham link
11/14/2011 11:52:02 am

Orthodoxy.
A must reread.
Great quote.

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