“what is fiction in particular is truth in general.”
― Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
― Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensations for misery. And, of course, stability isn't nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“I am unable to understand how a man of honor could take a newspaper in his hands without a shudder of disgust.”
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