“Selfhood is a heavy, hardly translucent medium, which cuts off most of the light of reality and distorts what little it permits to pass.' This is Huxley's central notion [of Grey Eminence], that we should 'stand out of our own… — Nicholas Murray Copy Share Image
![“Selfhood is a heavy, hardly translucent medium, which cuts off most of the light of reality and distorts what little it permits to pass.' This is Huxley's central notion [of Grey Eminence], that we should 'stand out of our own light' in order to see the eternal truths.” quote by Nicholas Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/33d/nicholas-murray-47677_huxley_selfhood-is-a-heavy-hardly-translucent-m_3056286.jpg)