Whatever is funny is subversive, every joke is ultimately a custard pie… a dirty joke is a sort of mental rebellion. – George Orwell
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – George Orwell
Not to expose your true feelings to an adult seems to be instinctive from the age of seven or eight onwards. – George Orwell
Oceania was at war with Eurasia therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia. – George Orwell
The first thing I think about when I wake up most mornings is the fact that Im tired. I have been tired for decades. I am tired in the morning and I am tired while becalmed in the slough of the afternoon, and I am tired in the evening, except right when I try to go to sleep. – Susan Orlean