George Orwell

Eric Arthur Blair was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to all totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.

Quotes

Reject the Evidence of Your Eyes

The Party told you to reject
the evidence of your eyes
and ears. It was their final,
most essential command.

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Excerpts

But the World Itself Is Only a Speck of Dust

‘But the world itself is only a speck of dust.
And man is tiny — helpless!

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Do You Suppose It Is Beyond Us to Produce a Dual System of Astronomy?

Do you suppose it is beyond us to produce a dual system of astronomy? The stars can be near or distant, according as we need them. Do you suppose our mathematicians are unequal to that? Have you forgotten doublethink?

Nineteen Eighty-Four