'That space between known and unknown'

 

“Experienceis not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.”  – Aldous Huxley  Best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World, considered by most critics as one of the ten bestEnglish language novels of the 20th Century, Huxleywas born into a London family of writers and educators on July 26, 1894.  
He wasalready writing as a young teen and by his early 20s was editing thedistinguished magazine Oxford Poetry at a time when others his age werestill finishing their studies or interviewing for positions. Hehad dozens of short stories and poetry pieces published before age 30, thenswitched to novels, all successful though none so much as Brave New World in 1931. Following the novel’s immense success, he started traveling the worldand writing about that.  His travel booksare among the best ever written.  Hefinished his career as a television and film scriptwriter in the United States,where he lived until his death in 1963.    His writing was focused on “thatspace between things known and unknown. In between are the doors of perception.”   [image error]“The mostdistressing thing that can happen to a prophet is to be proved wrong,” hesaid about Brave New World.   “The next most distressing thingis to be proved right.”