The Invisible Man Quotes

“Have you ever noticed this — that people never answer what you say? They answer what you mean — or what they think you mean.”
― G.K. Chesterton, A Father Brown Mystery: The Invisible Man

“Well, I’m afraid you’ll think it so prosy. We always begin at the abstract end of things, and you can’t begin this story anywhere else.”
― G.K. Chesterton, A Father Brown Mystery: The Invisible Man

“His order was evidently a usual one. 'I want, please,' he said with precision, 'one halfpenny bun and a small cup of black coffee.' An instant before the girl could turn away he added, 'Also, I want you to marry me.”
― G.K. Chesterton, A Father Brown Mystery: The Invisible Man