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Quotes from The Outward Urge — John Wyndham

1903–1969 England

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He listened closely, and nodded several times, though not always where a nod seemed appropriate.

The Outward Urge (1961)

"Five hundred and eighty-four days is a long time to be stuck on a mudbank."

The Outward Urge (1961)

"There is many a flower which would not be growing if the dung had not happened to fall where it did."

The Outward Urge (1961)

"The frustrations are still buzzing about, and soon they are going to find a new place to swarm."

The Outward Urge (1961)

One got tired, and not infrequently a little stupid, by the end of a shift.

The Outward Urge (1961)

"Most births are painful, and none are pretty."

The Outward Urge (1961)

The Americans had got into the habit of regarding the moon as a piece of U.S.-bespoken real estate that they would get around to developing when they were ready.

The Outward Urge (1961)

I found it difficult to believe that they are real people living real lives. For the first day I was constantly accompanied by the feeling that an unseen director would suddenly call 'Cut', and it would all come to a stop.

The Outward Urge (1961)

Attribution

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