Thanks to words, we have been able to rise above the brutes; and thanks to words, we have often sunk to the level of the demons. – Aldous Huxley
A bad book is as much of a labor to write as a good one, it comes as sincerely from the authors soul. – Aldous Huxley
Cynical realism is the intelligent mans best excuse for doing nothing in an intolerable situation. – Aldous Huxley
Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself. – Aldous Huxley
I think movies do play a valuable role in turning people on to the act of reading. I think that phenomenon just creates readers. At first theyre going to love Harry Potter, or they may love The Hunger Games, but after that, theyre going to love the act of reading and wonder, What else can I read? – Gary Ross