When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if w… - Brian Aldiss
" "When childhood dies, its corpses are called adults and they enter society, one of the politer names of hell. That is why we dread children, even if we love them. They show us the state of our decay.
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Brian Wilson Aldiss (August 18, 1925 – August 19, 2017) was an English writer of general fiction and science fiction.
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Jael Cracken
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Brian W. Aldiss
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Dr. Peristyle
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C. C. Shackleton
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Writers must fortify themselves with pride and egotism as best they can. The process is analogous to using sandbags and loose timbers to protect a house against flood. Writers are vulnerable creatures like anyone else. For what do they have in reality? Not sandbags, not timbers. Just a flimsy reputation and a name.
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