A human being is primarily a bag for putting food into.

But it was all right, everything was all right, the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.

Sheer egoism... Writers share this characteristic with scientists, artists, politicians, lawyers, soldiers, successful businessmen - in short, with the whole top crust of humanity.

Now I will tell you the answer to my question. It is this. The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power.

Right thinking will be rewarded, wrong thinking punished.

The Penguin books are splendid value for sixpence, so splendid that if other publishers had any sense they would combine against them and suppress them.

I enjoy talking to you. Your mind appeals to me. It resembles my own mind except that you happen to be insane.