Never use a metaphor, simile, or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
George OrwellPublic opinion, because of the tremendous urge to conformity in gregarious animals, is less tolerant than any system of law.
George OrwellI have the most evil memories of Spain, but I have very few bad memories of Spaniards.
George OrwellFreedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
George Orwell