john christopher

October 10, 2021 by achrilock

“Though we have laws of our own we abide by—and better laws than theirs, I think.”
— John Christopher, ‘Wild Jack’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/10/10/12839/

August 31, 2021 by achrilock

“The arrow hissed through the air, and we followed him across the clearing. The sapling offered a target perhaps two inches wide, and the arrow’s head was embedded in it dead center.”
— John Christopher, ‘Wild Jack’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/08/31/12116/

August 27, 2021 by achrilock

“There was apple pie to follow, made from apples picked in the autumn, then peeled and ringed and hung to dry on long lines in the attic.”
— John Christopher, ‘The Prince In Waiting’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/08/27/12078/

August 26, 2021 by achrilock

“A person conscientiously observing all the regulations could still have unwittingly had a contact, and be a carrier. And not many were scrupulous.”
— John Christopher, ‘Empty World’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/08/26/12059/

August 4, 2021 by achrilock

“‘I don’t mind rain.’ He added, with an almost adult thoughtfulness: ‘After all, it is summer.’”
— John Christopher, ‘A Wrinkle in the Skin’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/08/04/11728/

July 30, 2021 by achrilock

“Apparently, it was a complex virus.”
— John Christopher, ‘The Death of Grass’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/07/30/11626/

July 18, 2021 by achrilock

“God knows. At least, they’ve got some warning.”
— John Christopher, ‘The Death of Grass’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/07/18/11355/

July 16, 2021 by achrilock

“They’ve held power for a long time—power from their machines and power over their servants.”
— John Christopher, ‘Wild Jack’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/07/16/11309/

June 22, 2021 by achrilock

“Food prices, which had been rising for some time, began to rocket, and there was a wave of strikes throughout the country. They culminated in a general strike, which lasted three days: during those days prices doubled and re-doubled. The Government, which had proclaimed a State of Emergency and taken necessary powers, showed no sign of yielding them again. There was strict censorship, and the police were armed.”
— John Christopher, ‘The World in Winter’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/06/22/10637/

June 17, 2021 by achrilock

“They stand in time’s eye like principalities and powers, only on a shorter scale.”
— John Christopher, ‘The Death of Grass’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/06/17/10516/

June 6, 2021 by achrilock

“The most important thing was to speed up—tenfold, a hundredfold, eventually a thousand-fold—our efforts to win the young, those still not Capped, to our side. To do this, as many as possible must go out, winning over and teaching young people, all over the world.”
— John Christopher, ‘The Pool of Fire’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/06/06/10197/

March 19, 2021 by achrilock

“A man could live a long life without seeing a comet visible to the naked eye. It doesn’t mean there aren’t any comets.”
— John Christopher, ‘The Death of Grass’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/03/19/8282/

March 7, 2021 by achrilock

“Martha said they should stop television.”
— John Christopher, ‘When the Tripods Came’

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https://achrilock.com/2021/03/07/8032/