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There's a whole lot of people don't seem to understand that you have to talk to a man in his own language before he'll take you seriously. - John Wyndham
" "There's a whole lot of people don't seem to understand that you have to talk to a man in his own language before he'll take you seriously.
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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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Birth Name:
John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris
Alternative Names:
John Beynon
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Lucas Parkes
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And there was another thing, too. No matter what your business is, some gals ain't got no standard of affection except how much you neglect it for 'em. Seems they just got to back themselves against it—and they got it all nicely fixed so they win both ways. If you don't neglect it, you ain't lovin' them enough; if you do, they reckoned you were that kind of sap, anyway.
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