"All right then," said the Savage defiantly, "I'm claiming … - Aldous Huxley

"All right then," said the Savage defiantly, "I'm claiming the right to be unhappy."

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Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was a British author known for his novel Brave New World. He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and younger brother of Julian Huxley.

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Birth Name: Aldous Leonard Huxley Arnold

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I'm claiming the right to be unhappy.

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But I like the inconveniences."
"We don't," said the Controller. "We prefer to do things comfortably."
"But I don't want comfort. I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness. I want sin."
"In fact," said Mustapha Mond, "you're claiming the right to be unhappy."
"All right then," said the Savage defiantly, "I'm claiming the right to be unhappy.

And do remember that a gramme is better than a damn.

Éste es el secreto de la felicidad y la virtud: Amar lo que uno tiene que hacer. Todo condicionamiento tiende a esto: a lograr que la gente ame su inevitable destino social".

"All right then," said the Savage defiantly, "I'm claiming the right to be unhappy." - Aldous Huxley

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