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It is natural to believe in God when you're alone-- quite alone, in the night, thinking about death.

Aldous Huxley

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Aldous Huxley
Age: 69 †
Born: 1894
Born: July 26
Died: 1963
Died: November 22
Novelist
Philosopher
Poet
Professor
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
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Godalming
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Aldous Leonard Huxley
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