'Nineteen Eighty-Four' Quotes Flashcards
“Winston’s
“Winston’s diaphragm was constricted. He could never see the face of Goldstein without a painful mixture of emotions.”
“It was like
“It was like swimming against a current that swept you backwards however hard you struggled, and then suddenly deciding to turn round and go with the current instead of opposing it.”
“Their
“Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against The Party. It was a political act.”
“In
“In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.”
“Power
“Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them back together again in new shapes of your own choosing.”
“Its
“Its a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
“It was almost
“It was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children.”
“Every
“Every year fewer and fewer words, and the range of consciousness always a little smaller.”
“Until
“Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.”
“He
“He was light years distant, but O’Brien was still standing at his side.”