Prolonged, indiscriminate reviewing of books is a quite exceptionally thankless, irritating and exhausting job. It not only involves praising trash but constantly inventing reactions towards books about which one has no spontaneous feeling whatever. George Orwell bookconstantlyexceptionally share on social
Dickens is one of those authors who are well worth stealing. George Orwell authordickensteal Change image and 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
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection. George Orwell essencehumanperfection Change image and share on social
The atom bombs are piling up in the factories, the police are prowling through the cities, the lies are streaming from the loudspeakers, but the earth is still going round the sun. George Orwell atombombcity Change image and share on social
Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism. George Orwell classhatredinternationalism Change image and share on social
As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me. George Orwell beingcivilizefly Change image and share on social
To survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself. George Orwell dirtyfightsurvive Change image and share on social
Those who 'abjure' violence can do so only because others are committing violence on their behalf. George Orwell abjurebehalfcommit Change image and share on social
