Oh, how desperately bored, in spite of their grim determination to hav…

Aldous Huxley
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Oh, how desperately bored, in spite of their grim determination to have a Good Time, the majority of pleasure-seekers really are! ✨ Aldous Huxley (2000). Complete Essays: 1926-1929, Ivan R Dee
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