# Quote — Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano

> And this is how I sometimes think of myself, as a great explorer who has discovered some extraordinary land from which he can never return to give his knowledge to the world: but the name of this land is hell.

- Author: [Malcolm Lowry](https://www.leafyquotes.com/malcolm-lowry.md)
- Book: [Under the Volcano](https://www.leafyquotes.com/malcolm-lowry/under-the-volcano.md)
- Page: 36
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/malcolm-lowry/under-the-volcano/and-this-is-how

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