To know and not to know, to be conscious of complete truthfulneยญss while telling carefully constructeยญd lies, to hold simultaneoยญusly two opinions which cancelled out, knowing them to be contradictยญory and believing in both of them, to use logic against logic, to repudiate morality while laying claim to it, to believe that democracy was impossible and that the Party was the guardian of democracy.
George OrwellSooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.
George OrwellIt is curious how people take it for granted that they have a right to preach at you and pray over you as soon as your income falls below a certain level.
George OrwellYour worst enemy, he reflected, was your nervous system. At any moment the tension inside you was liable to translate itself into some visible symptom.
George Orwell