Thomas Gibson's character on "Criminal Minds" this week ended the show with this quote:
"Fairy tales do not tell children that dragons exist. Children already know that. Fairy tales tell children that dragons can be killed."
Typically, as sometimes happens with Chesterton, the character actor didn't get the exact quote which is:
"Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." ~G.K. Chesterton
H/T: Mark--who also noticed the misquote.
Friday, October 26, 2007
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I do not doubt that Chesterton is the original source, but I am looking for the actual source of the Chesterton quote...the primary source...if you know it email me...wntinc@optonline.net...thx
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