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\"Aldous<\/h2>\n

There\u2019s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that\u2019s your own self. So you have to begin there, not outside, not on other people. That comes afterward when you\u2019ve worked on your own corner.
\n\u2013 Aldous Huxley<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Brave New World<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n

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The Doors of Perception and Heaven and Hell<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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