Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than... - George Orwell

"We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men."

"Writing a book is a horrible, exhausting struggle, like a long bout with some painful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven on by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand."

"If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them."

"To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle."

"At 50, everyone has the face he deserves."