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Quotes from The Midwich Cuckoos — John Wyndham

1903–1969 England

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5 quotes

'The dove is not a coward to fear the hawk; it is simply wise.'

The Midwich Cuckoos (1957)

'The law punishes the criminal after he has been successful: it is no use to us.'

The Midwich Cuckoos (1957)

'And, after all, what is a planet but an island in space?'

The Midwich Cuckoos (1957)

'If you want to keep alive in the jungle, you must live as the jungle does. . . .'

The Midwich Cuckoos (1957)

'Cruelty is as old as life itself.'

The Midwich Cuckoos (1957)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: John Wyndham (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.