On the beach quotes nevil shute biography

“No, it wasn't an accident, I didn't say that. It was carefully planned, down to the tiniest mechanical and emotional detail. But it was a mistake.”
&#; John Paxton, On the Beach

“I'm glad we haven't got newspapers now.

It's been much nicer without them.”
&#; Nevil Shute, On the Beach

“Some games are fun even when you lose.

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Even when you know you're going to lose before you start. It's fun just playing them.”
&#; Nevil Shute, On the Beach

“Maybe we've been too silly to deserve a world like this.”
&#; Nevil Shute, On the Beach

“If what they say is right we're none of us going to have time to do all that we planned to do.

But we can keep on doing it as long as we can.”
&#; Nevil Shute, On the Beach

“You know," he said, "now that I've got used to the idea, I think I'd rather have it this way.

We've all got to die one day, some s