Two of my favorite literary figures, GK Chesterton and GB Shaw, were, in many ways, opposites. Shaw was an atheist and a pragmatist; Chesterton a Catholic and a romantic. They staged several public debates, during one of which (legend goes) Shaw said, "If I were as fat as you, Mr. Chesterton, I'd hang myself."
"If I ever decide to hang myself," Chesterton responded, "I'll use you for the rope
Hedonism and asceticism
"If I ever decide to hang myself," Chesterton responded, "I'll use you for the rope
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