Life isn't very long. You see that plainly when you begin t… - John Wyndham

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Life isn't very long. You see that plainly when you begin to look at it from the other end. Not time to do very much.

John Wyndham

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(/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 • Lucas Parkes

Birth Name: John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris

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Life isn't very long. You see that plainly when you begin to look at it from the other end. Not time to do very much. - John Wyndham

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