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John Wyndham was an English science fiction writer known for his novels that often explore social and environmental issues. His works are renowned for their unique imagination and profound insights.

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“There is an inability to sustain the tragic mood, a phoenix quality of the mind. It may be helpful or harmful, it is just a part of the will to survive—yet, also, it has made it possible for us to engage in one weakening war after another. But it is a necessary part of our mechanism that we should be able to cry only for a time over even an ocean of spilt milk—the spectacular must soon become the commonplace if life is to be supportable.”

Ifs Should Mind May Made War Able Life Is Quality Cry Ocean Mood Made It Tragic Helpful Milk Mechanism Inability Spectacular Commonplace Phoenix Weakening Will To Survive Spilt Milk

Book:The Day of the Triffids

Source: The Day of the Triffids

“I shall pray God to send charity into this hideous world, and sympathy for the weak, and love for the unhappy and unfortunate. I shall ask Him if it is indeed His will that a child should suffer and its soul be damned for a little blemish of the body.”

Ifs World Should Heart May Children Littles Soul Self Body Suffering Asks Broken Praying Weak And Love Charity Unhappy Righteous Unfortunate Hideous Praying To God Self Righteous

Author:John Wyndham

“Why should I? I've done nothing to be ashamed of. I am not ashamed - I am only beaten”

Should Done Ashamed Should I Beaten

Book:The chrysalids

Source: The chrysalids

About the Author

Born: July 10, 1903
Died: March 11, 1969
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 52

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