Carolina QuotesStupidity or reason? Oh, there was no choice now. It was imbecility every time.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
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Mortal Coils (1921), "The Gioconda Smile"
- year
- 1921
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“Stupidity or reason? Oh, there was no choice now. It was imb…” Aldous Huxley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-698C30AE43. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/698c30ae43
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