We have now sunk to a depth at which restatement of the obvi... - George Orwell

"Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it."

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

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

"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."

"In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act."