Quote by Aldous Huxley

In spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody. The essential substance of every thought and feeling remains incommunicable, locked up in the impenetrable strong-room of the individual soul and body. Our life is a sentence of perpetual solitary confinement.

In spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition

Summary

This quote suggests that despite having the abilities of language, intelligence, intuition, and sympathy, true communication is impossible between individuals. It argues that the core essence of our thoughts and emotions remains inaccessible and locked within the confines of each individual's soul and physical body. In this view, our existence is compared to a life sentence of isolation, where we are confined to our own subjective experiences and unable to completely share them with others.

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Solitude Loneliness Self Expression

By Aldous Huxley

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