Quotes Nov 2, 2026
Hat-Hunting on Windy Days
G. K. Chesterton finds a future sport in an everyday inconvenience.
In fact, I am inclined to believe that hat-hunting on windy days will be the sport of the upper classes in the future.
Source: G. K. Chesterton, “On Running After One’s Hat,” All Things Considered (1908), p. 34. Recorded from In Defense of Sanity: The Best Essays of G.K. Chesterton (2011).
— G. K. Chesterton, On Running After One’s Hat (1908)
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