Part of the reason for the ugliness of adults, in a child's eyes, is that the child is usually looking upwards, and few faces are at their best when seen from below. George Orwell adultchildeye Change image and share on social
One cannot really be a Catholic and grown up. George Orwell catholicgrow Change image and share on social
Language ought to be the joint creation of poets and manual workers. George Orwell creationjointlanguage Change image and share on social
Early in life I had noticed that no event is ever correctly reported in a newspaper. George Orwell correctlyearlyevent Change image and share on social
All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome. George Orwell coincidefactforesee share on social
On the whole, human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time. George Orwell beinggoodhuman Change image and share on social
Liberal: a power worshipper without power. George Orwell liberalpowerworshipper Change image and share on social
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell bedbehalfman Change image and share on social
So much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot. George Orwell firehotkind Change image and share on social
Good writing is like a windowpane. George Orwell goodwindowpanewrite Change image and share on social
