Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) English writer
Essay "Distractions I" in Vedanta for the Western World (1945) edited by Christopher Isherwood
“It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not the happiness achieved.”
A message he left on his website to his fans, dated September 18th, 2003
2003
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