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“If there really is such a thing as turning in one's grave, Shakespeare must get a lot of exercise.”
George Orwell (1903–1950) English author and journalist
Source: All Art is Propaganda: Critical Essays
George Orwell book Down and Out in Paris and London
Source: Down and out in Paris and London (1933), Ch. 33
Source: Down and Out in Paris and London
“Man is the only creature that consumes without producing”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
“Can you not understand that liberty is worth more than just ribbons?”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
George Orwell (1903–1950) English author and journalist
"In Front of Your Nose" http://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/nose/english/e_nose, Tribune (22 March 1946) <br class="br">Context: The point is that we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right. Intellectually, it is possible to carry on this process for an indefinite time: the only check on it is that sooner or later a false belief bumps up against solid reality, usually on a battlefield.
“Let's face it: our lives are miserable, laborious, and short.”
George Orwell book Animal Farm
Source: Animal Farm
“The greatest enemy of clear language is insincerity.”
George Orwell (1903–1950) English author and journalist