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Quotation from Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
“A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories.”
Brave New World, Chapter 1, opening sentence (Chatto & Windus, 1932)
The novel's first sentence describes the Central London Hatchery with an irony that treats a skyscraper as modest.
Citation: "A squat grey building of only thirty-four stories." — Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, Chapter 1, opening sentence (Chatto & Windus, 1932). (id brave-new-world-q1)
