Carolina QuotesIn a sane world I should be a great man; as things are, in this curious establishment, I am nothing at all; to all intents and purposes I don't exist. I am just a Vox et præterea nihil.
Aldous Huxley Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Ch. 22 (Mr. Scogan)
- work
- Crome Yellow (1921)
- year
- 1921
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