Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand.
GEORGE ORWELLWhoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.
More George Orwell Quotes
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The fallacy is to believe that under a dictatorial government you can be free inside.
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Every Joke is a Tiny Revolution.
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We do not merely destroy our enemies; we change them.
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Fate seemed to be playing a series of extraordinarily unamusing jokes.
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Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.
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If you kept the small rules, you could break the big ones.
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Truth becomes untruth if uttered by your enemy.
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I do not wish to comment on the work; if it does not speak for itself, it is a failure.
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It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.
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Myths which are believed in tend to become true.
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True freedom is the right to say something that others don’t want to hear.
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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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Man serves the interests of no creature except himself.
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In the face of pain there are no heroes.
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In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
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