Quote by: Mervyn Peake

How merciful a thing is man's ignorance of his immediate future! What a ghastly, paralysing thing it would have been if all those present could have known what was about to happen within a matter of seconds! For nothing short of pre-knowledge could have stopped the occurrence, so suddenly it sprang upon them.


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Author Bio


  • NameMervyn Peake
  • DescriptionEnglish writer, artist, poet and illustrator
  • AliasesMervyn Laurence Peake
  • BornJuly 9, 1911
  • DiedNovember 17, 1968
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Novelist; Illustrator