The world will never starve for want of wonders; but only for want of wonder.
G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles
27 August 2019
'wonder' quote from Chesterton
I recently came across a lovely quote, attributed to G.K. Chesterton, saying that we are perishing for lack of wonder. My first thought was that it would be a good quote to share with Godly Players, and my second was that you can't always be sure that these quotes, or their attributions, are accurate. So I did a bit of snuffling around online. Several people quote it, including in published books, but I couldn't find that quote in a work by Chesterton himself... at first. But now I've got it. The wondering is slightly different but the sentiment is the same, and I'm happy to share it in Chesterton's own, actual words:
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