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The time has now come for us to cease to behave like a lot of irresponsible children letting off fireworks in a crowded hall. - John Wyndham
" "The time has now come for us to cease to behave like a lot of irresponsible children letting off fireworks in a crowded hall.
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About John Wyndham
(/ˈwɪndəm/; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes. Some of his works were set in post-apocalyptic landscapes. His best known works include The Day of the Triffids (1951) and The Midwich Cuckoos (1957), the latter filmed twice as Village of the Damned.
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Pen Names:
John Beynon
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Lucas Parkes
Birth Name:
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris
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How many men, do you suppose, realise the limitations of using words to convey our meanings? They may find that there are inconvenient misunderstandings, and blame language, but how many admit that the words are just a substitute for the thing they really lack—mental communication? Precious few. My point is that they do not realise the lack of direct mental communication, because they've never had it. They look on spoken or written language as a natural method of expression, whereas it is really a mechanical process [...]
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