1,535 Quotes by George Orwell

Do you remember writing in your diary," he said, "that it did not matter whether I was a friend or an enemy, since I was at least a person who understood you and could be talked to? You were right. I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.

Day by Day and almost minute by minute, the past was brought up-to-date.

As long as they are not permitted to have standards of comparison , they never even become aware that they are oppressed.

Felaketin yarattığı şok Bevin gibi birkaç gibi becerikli adamı öne çıkardı ama genel olarak hâlâ 1931-1939 yıllarını Hitler'in tehlikeli olduğunu bile keşfedemeden geçirmiş insanlar tarafından yönetiliyoruz. Eğitilemezlerden oluşan bir kuşak, cesetlerden yapılmış bir kolye gibi boynumuzda asılı.

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

Your worst enemy, he reflected, was your own nervous system. At any moment the tension inside you was liable to translate itself into some visible symptom.

How many fingers, Winston?''Four. I suppose there are four. I would see five if I could. I am trying to see five.''Which do you wish: to persuade me that you see five, or really to see them?''Really to see them.

Outside, even through the shut window-pane, the world looked cold.

Freedom of the Press,if it means anything at all,means the freedomto criticize and oppose