# Quote — Arthur C. Clarke, Childhood's End

> ...no one of intelligence resents the inevitable.

- Author: [Arthur C. Clarke](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-c-clarke.md)
- Book: [Childhood's End](https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-c-clarke/childhoods-end.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/arthur-c-clarke/childhoods-end/no-one-of-intelligence

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