Who said “Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.”?

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Aldous Huxley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Wanted, a New Pleasure"

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Huxley, A. (n.d.). Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38597-speed-it-seems-to-me-provides-the-one/

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Huxley, Aldous. “Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38597-speed-it-seems-to-me-provides-the-one/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Huxley, Aldous. “Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/38597-speed-it-seems-to-me-provides-the-one/.

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