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lørdag den 13. juni 2015

Aldous Huxleys sidste ønske


"'I am going to give him a shot of LSD, he asked for it.’ The doctor had a moment of agitation because you know very well the uneasiness about this drug in the medical mind. Then he said, ‘All right, at this point what is the difference.’ Whatever he had said, no ‘authority,’ not even an army of authorities could have stopped me then. I went into Aldous’ room with the vial of LSD and prepared a syringe. The doctor asked me if I wanted him to give him the shot—maybe because he saw that my hands were trembling. His asking me that made me conscious of my hands, and I said, ‘No I must do this.’ I quieted myself, and when I gave him the shot my hands were very firm.”

- Laura Huxley, forfatter Aldous Huxleys anden hustru, i et brev til Huxleys ældste bror Julian, skrevet i dagene efter Huxleys død, d. 22. november, 1963.



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