“ One enjoys the pleasant things, avoids the nasty ones. ”
Aldous Huxley, Crome Yellow (1921). copy citation
| Author | Aldous Huxley |
|---|---|
| Source | Crome Yellow |
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| Date | 1921 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1999/1999-h/1999-h.htm |
Context
““Of course it is,” said Denis. “But it’s a lesson to be learnt gradually. There are the twenty tons of ratiocination to be got rid of first.”
“I’ve always taken things as they come,” said Anne. “It seems so obvious. One enjoys the pleasant things, avoids the nasty ones. There’s nothing more to be said.”
“Nothing—for you. But, then, you were born a pagan; I am trying laboriously to make myself one. I can take nothing for granted, I can enjoy nothing as it comes along.”
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