. . . it is a corrupting thing to live one's real life in secret. One should live with the stream of life, not against it.
George OrwellIf human equality is to be forever averted -- if the High, as we have called them, are to keep their places permanently -- then the prevailing mental condition must be controlled insanity.
George OrwellBy using stale metaphors, similes and idioms, you save much mental effort, at the cost of leaving your meaning vague, not only for your reader but for yourself.
George Orwell