Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed w…

Aldous Huxley
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Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too. ✨ Aldous Huxley (1953). The collected works of Aldous Huxley
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Hell isn't merely paved with good intentions; it's walled and roofed with them. Yes, and furnished too. ✨ Aldous Huxley (1953). The collected works of Aldous Huxley

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