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...two thirds of all sorrow is homemade and, so far as the universe is concerned, unnecessary.
Aldous Huxley
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Aldous Huxley
Age: 69 †
Born: 1894
Born: July 26
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
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Aldous Leonard Huxley
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The goal in life is to discover that you’ve always been where you were supposed to be.
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