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“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
― Aldous Huxley, Complete Essays, Vol. II: 1926-1929

“You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you mad.”
― Aldous Huxley

“Maybe this world is another planet’s hell.”
― Aldous Huxley

“The more powerful and original a mind, the more it will incline towards the religion of solitude.”
― Aldous Huxley

“I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.”
― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”
― Aldous Huxley

“To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.”
― Aldous Huxley

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?”
― Albert Camus

“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”
― Albert Camus

“Since we're all going to die, it's obvious that when and how don't matter.”
― Albert Camus, The Stranger

“What is a rebel? A man who says no.”
― Albert Camus

“I leave Sisyphus at the foot of the mountain. One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises rocks. He too concludes that all is well. This universe henceforth without a master seems to him neither sterile nor futile. Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night-filled mountain, in itself, forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.”
― Albert Camus