“All conditioning aims at that: making people like their inescapable social destiny.”<\/p>\n
“\u2026in fact, they\u2019re only truly happy when they\u2019re standing on their heads.”<\/p>\n
“Can you say something about nothing?”<\/p>\n
“I feel as though I were just beginning to have something to write about. As though I were beginning to be able to use that power I feel I\u2019ve got inside me \u2013 that extra, latent power. Something seems to be coming to me.”<\/p>\n
“Actual happiness always looks pretty squalid in comparison with the overcompensation for misery. And, of course, stability isn\u2019t nearly so spectacular as instability. And being contented has none of the glamour of a good fight against misfortune, none of the picturesqueness of a struggle with temptation, or a fatal overthrow by passion or doubt. Happiness is never grand.”<\/p>\n
– Aldous Huxley, Brave New World<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “All conditioning aims at that: making people like their inescapable social destiny.” “\u2026in fact, they\u2019re only truly happy when they\u2019re standing on their heads.” “Can you say something about nothing?” “I feel as though I were just beginning to have … Continue reading