Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.
GEORGE ORWELLWriting 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.
More George Orwell Quotes
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Let’s face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.
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The object of power is power.
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On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time.
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To die hating them, that was freedom.
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You must be an intellectual. A normal person would never believe a thing like that.
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The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.
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The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.
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War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.
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Rich people are poor people with money.
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Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
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Patriotism has nothing to do with Conservatism.
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If you loved someone, you loved him, and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love.
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Whoever is winning at the moment will always seem to be invincible.
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At 50, everyone has the face he deserves.
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If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
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