Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer and one of the most prominent members of the famous Huxley family. Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel writing, film stories and scripts. Huxley spent the later part of his life ... more »
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''You should hurry up ... and acquire the cigar habit. It's one of the major happinesses. And so much more lasting than love, so much less costly in emotional wear and tear.''
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British novelist. Eustace Barnack, in Time Must Have a Stop, ch. 12 (1944). Eustace Barnack's witticism contains an iro... -
''Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life. The only completely consistent people are the dead.''
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British author. "Wordsworth in the Tropics," Do What You Will (1929). -
''Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced.''
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British author. Grey Eminence, ch. 10 (1941). -
''Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image.''
Aldous Huxley (1894-1963), British author. "Wordsworth in the Tropics," Do What You Will (1929).
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