He took nobody by surprise; there was nobody to take. - Aldous Huxley

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He took nobody by surprise; there was nobody to take.

Aldous Huxley

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About Aldous Huxley

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

Alternative Names: Aldous Leonard Huxley

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Mais je n'en veux pas, du confort. Je veux Dieu, je veux de la poésie, je veux du danger véritable, je veux de la liberté, je veux de la bonté. Je veux du pêché.

"This is not drawing,' he cried, 'this is inspiration!' 'I had meant it to be drawing,' was Constable's characteristic answer."

One unscrupulous distortion of the truth tends to beget other and opposite distortions.