A Passage From A Good Book

[houndartemis]

“In fact,” said Mustapha Mond, “you’re claiming the right to be unhappy.”

“All right then,” said the Savage defiantly, “I’m claiming the right to be unhappy.”

“Not to mention the right to grow old and ugly and impotent; the right to have syphilis and cancer; the right to have too little to eat; the right to be lousy; the right to live

Comments

[whatsarahsaid]

i love that book.

[houndartemis]

Oh yeah, it's a favorite.

[seren_sighs]

I don't know what book it is from.

But it does make sense. In a strange way.

[houndartemis]

It's from Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.

And yeah, I think even out of context it strikes a chord.

[cardassian_spy]

IGNORE WHAT JOURNAL THE BINKY POSTS WITH!

That is an interesting passage though. What's the story behind those "rights"?

[houndartemis]

'KAY

[khronos_keeper]

I appreciate that Savage.

[houndartemis]

You know, I do too.

[khronos_keeper]

What branch of the FBI are you aiming to get into?

... I promise that that wasn't completely random. There's a logic there.

[houndartemis]

Haha, well, I'm looking towards something that deals with criminal pathology. The dream would be to become a criminal profiler, but the F.B.I. actually has very few on the payroll. It would be something I'd have to work up to, as well, since most are over the age of forty.