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Gilbert K. Chesterton Quotes

Gilbert K. Chesterton quote: "Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction...."

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

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