Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia.

He would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies.

In moments of crisis one is never fighting against an external enemy but always against one's own body.

Manchester is the belly and guts of the nation

Recently I was reading somewhere or other an Italian curio-dealer who attempted to sell a 17th century crucifix to J.P. Morgan. Inside it was concealed a stiletto. What a perfect symbol of the Christian religion.

Circus dogs jump when the trainer cracks his whip, but the really well-trained dog is the one that turns his somersault when there is no whip.

You are a slow learner, Winston." "How can I help it? How can I help but see what is in front of my eyes? Two and two are four." "Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Sometimes they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane.