They decided that unpaid leave could only be granted through the decision of a council that consisted almost entirely of scientists who couldn't understand my reasons for wanting to go so. They said no, no unpaid. So I immediately resigned. George Woodcock consistcouncildecide share on social
It even has the same phraseology as the English orders of knighthood, companions and this sort of thing. George Woodcock companionenglishknighthood Change image and share on social
Now I am a writer who can command fairly good payments from magazines with large circulations, I very often refuse to write for them and still write sometimes for small magazines for nothing. George Woodcock circulationcommandfairly Change image and share on social
I believe in that connection between freedom and the city. George Woodcock cityconnectionfreedom Change image and share on social
It doesn't really mean a great deal of difference to a life. You live as you wish to do and if a job is oppressing, you leave it. I've done it on several occasions. George Woodcock dealdifferencegreat Change image and share on social
I was editing Canadian Literature. I didn't want to let Canadian Literature go, so they reached a nice compromise by which I received half a professor's salary. George Woodcock canadiancompromiseedit Change image and share on social
My early wounds were the English school system among other things. It wasn't merely the discipline, it was the ways in which boys got what was called the school spirit. George Woodcock boycalldiscipline Change image and share on social
Orwell was the sort of man who was full of grievances. He was very loyal. Once he got to know you, he was extremely loyal. He hated passionately and irrationally. George Woodcock extremelyfullgrievance Change image and share on social