The only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature are the ter…

Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment; they express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.37, Simon and Schuster
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The only words that ever satisfied me as describing nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment; they express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery. ✨ Gilbert K. Chesterton (2013). The Essential Gilbert K. Chesterton, p.37, Simon and Schuster

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