As quoted in Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Time (1979) by Laurence J. Peter, p. 239
• Point Counter Point (New York: The Modern Library, 1928), Chapter XVII, p. 263 https://archive.org/details/pointcounterpoin0000aldo_k3u2/page/262/mode/2up?q=%22planet%27s+hell%22:
• Point Counter Point (New York: The Modern Library, 1928), Chapter XVII, p. 263 https://archive.org/details/pointcounterpoin0000aldo_k3u2/page/262/mode/2up?q=%22planet%27s+hell%22:
“Why shouldn’t they be unhappy?” Spandrell enquired. “Perhaps it’s what they’re here for. How do you know that the earth isn’t some other planet’s hell.”
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Maybe this world is another planet's Hell.
— Aldous Huxley
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• Point Counter Point (New York: The Modern Library, 1928), Chapter XVII, p. 263 https://archive.org/details/pointcounterpoin0000aldo_k3u2/page/262/mode/2up?q=%22planet%27s+hell%22:
“Why shouldn’t they be unhappy?” Spandrell enquired. “Perhaps it’s what they’re here for. How do you know that the earth isn’t some other planet’s hell.”
" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was a British author known for his novel Brave New World. He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and younger brother of Julian Huxley.
About Aldous Huxley
Aldous Leonard Huxley (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was a British author known for his novel Brave New World. He was the grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and younger brother of Julian Huxley.
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