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But a priest's life is not supposed to be well-rounded it is supposed to be one-pointed - a compass, not a weathercock.

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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