The prime necessities for success in life are money, athleticism, tailor made clothes and a charming smile.

The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.

And if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed—if all records told the same tale—then the lie passed into history and became truth. 'Who controls the past' ran the Party slogan, 'controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.

All human relationships must be purchased with money.

I do not wish to comment on the work; if it does not speak for itself, it is a failure.

I loathed the game, and since I could see no pleasure or usefulness in it, it was very difficult for me to show courage at it. Football, it seemed to me, is not really played for the pleasure of kicking a ball about, but is a species of fighting.

Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial