“ in living people, one is dealing with unknown and unknowable quantities. ”
Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow (1921). copy citation
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
|---|---|
| Source | Crome Yellow |
| Topic | unknown quantity |
| Date | 1921 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1999/1999-h/1999-h.htm |
Context
“said Denis.
“True,” Mr. Wimbush continued, “the little I know about your past is certainly reassuring. But I know nothing of your present, and neither you nor I know anything of your future. It’s appalling; in living people, one is dealing with unknown and unknowable quantities. One can only hope to find out anything about them by a long series of the most disagreeable and boring human contacts, involving a terrible expense of time. It’s the same with current events; how can I find out anything about them except by devoting years to the most exhausting first-hand study, involving once more an endless number of the most unpleasant contacts?”
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