[... vastly different peoples live and work side by side but rarely come together, like the arms of an egg beater that] whirled independently and never touched, so that perhaps one arm never knew the other was there; yet they were together, turned by the same handle, and the cake was mixed by both.
Elspeth HuxleyOnly man is not content to leave things as they are but must always be changing them, and when he has done so, is seldom satisfied with the result.
Elspeth HuxleyThe great point about money was to convert it as quickly as possible into something you could use or enjoy.
Elspeth Huxley