
The whole idea of revenge and punishment is a childish day-dream. Properly speaking, there is no such thing as revenge. Revenge is an act which you want to commit when you are powerless and because you are powerless: as soon as the sense of impotence is removed, the desire evaporates also. (ang.)
Źródło: Revenge is Sour, „Tribune”, 9 listopada 1945 http://orwell.ru/library/articles/revenge/english/e_revso