Carolina Quotes“But if one doesn't really exist, one wonders why...” she hesitated. “Why one makes such a fuss about things,” Anthony suggested. “All that howling and hurrahing and gnashing of teeth. About the adventures of a self that isn't really a self — just the result of a lot of accidents. And of course,” he went on, “once you start wondering, you see at once that there is no reason for making such a fuss. And then you don't make a fuss—that is, if you're sensible. Like me,” he added, smiling.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Ch. 24
- work
- Eyeless in Gaza (1936)
- year
- 1936
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““But if one doesn't really exist, one wonders why...” she he…” Aldous Huxley. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-71AE0E3BCD. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/71ae0e3bcd
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