There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But alwaysโ do not forget this, Winstonโ always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. Always, at every moment, there will be the thrill of victory, the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless. If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human faceโ forever.
George OrwellIf one harbours anywhere in one's mind a nationalistic loyalty or hatred, certain facts, although in a sense known to be true, are inadmissible.
George OrwellPolitically, Swift was one of those people who are driven into a sort of perverse Toryism by the follies of the progressive party of the moment.
George OrwellYou had to live - did live, from habit that became instinct - in the assumption that evey sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every moment scrutinized.
George Orwell