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Most of one's life is one prolonged
effort to prevent oneself thinking.
The secret to a happy life is to never think about anything. Just take that big, beautiful brain of yours, stick it in the back of the closet, and never give it, or anything else, another thought. It’s okay to think about little things like where you left your keys and why round pizzas come in square boxes, but not about semi-serious things like who and what and where you are, and especially not why. In fact, why think at all? Why make trouble for yourself? As Agent J. teaches us; don’t start nothin, won’t be nothin’.
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"The victim of mind-manipulation does not know that he is a victim. To him, the walls of his prison are invisible, and he believes himself to be free."
Aldous Huxley (1894 – 1963) was an English writer, philosopher, and social critic best known for his dystopian novel Brave New World (1932), which explored themes of technology, consumerism, and the loss of individuality. Born into a prominent intellectual family, Huxley studied at Oxford and initially pursued a career in literature, producing novels, essays, and travel writing that blended sharp social observation with philosophical inquiry. Later in life, he became deeply interested in spirituality, mysticism, and human consciousness, writing influential works such as The Doors of Perception (1954) about his experiences with psychedelic drugs. Huxley spent his later years in the United States, where he continued to write and lecture until his death in Los Angeles on November 22, 1963—the same day as the assassination of John F. Kennedy.