Leigh Brackett
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American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978)
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Leigh Brackett was born on 7 December 1915 and died on 18 March 1978. She is the author of 139 works, including *Yesterday's Tomorrows*, *Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 22, September 2016 (Galaxy's Edge)*, *The Future is Female!*, and *Fourth Planet from the Sun*. Her bibliography also includes the title *ha-Imperyah makah shenit*.
Her writings have been referenced by 359 other encyclopedia articles. A selection of her quotes includes the dialogue, “Why did they do it?” he asked. “Because they’re afraid.” “Of what?” “Of yesterday,” said Mr. Hostetter. “Of tomorrow.” She also wrote, “Will it always stay like this?” “Nothing,” said Hostetter, “ever stays always like anything.” Additionally, she stated, “You can’t destroy knowledge. You can stamp it under and burn it up and forbid it to be, but somewhere it will survive.”
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 7 December 1915
- Died
- 18 March 1978
- Works
- 139
Top works
- ha-Imperyah makah shenit
- Yesterday's Tomorrows
- Galaxy's Edge Magazine: Issue 22, September 2016 (Galaxy's Edge)
- The Future is Female!
- Fourth Planet from the Sun
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 34
- Total plays
- 908
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,984x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,999x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,265x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,237x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 8,016x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “He could hear Pa’s voice saying, “A man’s religion, his sect, is his own affair. But those people have no religion or sect. They’re a mob, with a mob’s fear and cruelty, and with half-crazy, cunning men stirring them up against others.””
- ““Why did they do it?” he asked.“Because they’re afraid.”“Of what?”“Of yesterday,” said Mr. Hostetter. “Of tomorrow.””
- “There’s never been an act done since the beginning, from a kid stealing candy to a dictator committing genocide, that the person doing it didn’t think he was fully justified. That’s a mental trick called rationalizing, and it’s done the human race more harm than anything else you can name.”
- ““Will it always stay like this?”“Nothing,” said Hostetter, “ever stays always like anything.””
- ““I guess we’ve got a lot to learn.”“Quite a lot,” said Hostetter thoughtfully. “It won’t be easy, either. So many things will jar against every belief you’ve grown up with, and I don’t care how you scoff at it, some of it sticks to you.””
- “You can’t destroy knowledge. You can stamp it under and burn it up and forbid it to be, but somewhere it will survive.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA