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Quotes from Trouble with Lichen — John Wyndham

1903–1969 England

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7 quotes

"If life weren't so short it would be worth people's while to do more to put the world to rights."

Trouble with Lichen (1960)

Pretty girls are lovely as the flowers in May, but there are so many flowers in May.

Trouble with Lichen (1960)

You owe it to your self-respect to spend a lot of money on yourself.

Trouble with Lichen (1960)

"We shan't get homo superior without any birth-pangs."

Trouble with Lichen (1960)

"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."

Trouble with Lichen (1960)

The vitriol throwers and smilers with knives

Trouble with Lichen (1960)

"Darling, you're talking as if all normal-length lives were planned. They aren't, you know. People have to learn how to live them—and by the time they find out, they're nearly gone. No time to remedy mistakes.

Trouble with Lichen (1960)

Attribution

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