Aldous Huxley - Tumblr Posts
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”
—Aldous Huxley
“The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.”
—Aldous Huxley
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.”
—Aldous Huxley
Mirth, awareness, justice, and honour. I bond to Huxley eternally. I miss his conscience so much..! 😍❤️🩹🌠🕉️✨✨✨
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
LSD wanted to tell me something… It gave me an inner joy, an open mindedness, a gratefulness, open eyes and an internal sensitivity for the miracles of creation
Albert Hofmann (via rexisky)
George Orwell's vision of the future in 1984 compared to Aldous Huxley’s vision of the future in Brave New World.
I just sent in my MA thesis and I'm sitting here crying, thanking God he gave me strength to finish it. One step closer to that degree. I can't believe that even in the middle of terror, chaos and fear, I managed. I don't even know what I should do now, I am overwhelmed by this emotion, I want to hug my mom but she's so far away... I am proud of myself. I AM PROUD OF MYSELF.
- Reni
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.
— Aldous Huxley, Music at Night and Other Essays
I PUT AN AUDIOBOOK (Brave New World) ON AND I GOT HIT WITH THE BARNEY THEME
The PURPLE DINOSAUR theme
This is exactly why using people's personal recordings of novels is so hit or miss 😭 but also so amusing
"To most people, mescalin is almost completely innocuous. Unlike alcohol, it does not drive the taker into the kind of uninhibited action which results in brawls, crimes of violence and traffic accidents. A man under the influence of mescalin quietly minds his own business. Moreover, the business he minds is an experience of the most enlightening kind, which does not have to be paid for (and this is surely important) by a compensatory hangover."
The Doors of Perception / Heaven and Hell, Aldous Huxley
Someone tell me how to stop loving characters like O'Brien in 1984 and Mustapha Mond in Brave New World because I genuinely cannot figure it out????? The way they grasp the truth behind the system better than anyone else but still choose to preserve instead of defy its wrongs???????