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"Sooner or later the amateur always overreaches himself."
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John WyndhamThere are some forms of knowledge which it is unwise to spread; men ar — John Wyndham
"There are some forms of knowledge which it is unwise to spread; men are not yet ready to handle them."
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John Wyndham
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John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris 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), filmed in 1962, and The Midwich Cuckoos (
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"She showed all that maternal solicitude which so oddly hopes that its child will be outstanding while being absolutely normal, distinguished while being indistinguishable."
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"The law punishes the criminal after he has been successful: it is no use to us."
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"Theres plenty o chaps full of book learnin an unemployed with it."
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"The dove is not a coward to fear the hawk; it is simply wise."
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"Was she a bit mad?" "Mad? Oh, no - unless you would call a failure to grow up a kind of madness - in which case there would be very few sane people."
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