Brave New World
"Let him be undeceived in this respect, and what floods of despair and of horror will overwhelm him! Instead of glowing approbation and serene hope, will he not hate and torture himself?
Charles Brockden Brown • Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale
On Keeping a Notebook - Joan Didion
Joan Didion reflects on the personal and introspective nature of keeping a notebook, delving into memory, self-reflection, and the significance of past experiences.
pdf-objects.com“And you don’t allow for feelings, then?” She interrupted me, saying that I didn’t understand. I said that I understood very well. I asked her if she didn’t make any allowances, even for love. “What does that have to do with it?” she objected. “Do you think what you have is love? This poverty, this exhausting yourself, this giving up everything, th
... See moreAnn Goldstein • Forbidden Notebook
'Yes, everybody's happy now,' echoed Lenina. They had heard the words repeated a hundred and fifty times every night for twelve years.