“The books one reads in childhood, and perhaps most of all the bad and good bad books, create in one's mind a sort of false map of the world, a series of fabulous countries into which one can retreat at odd moments throughout the rest of life, and which in some cases can survive a visit to the real countries which they are supposed to represent.”

“All men are enemies. All animals are comrades”

“Her feelings were her own, and could not be altered from outside. It would not have occurred to her that an action which is ineffectual thereby becomes meaningless. If you loved someone, you loved him, and when you had nothing else to give, you still gave him love.”

“Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult to attain.”

“To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some people more than others.”

“Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.”

“The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education and fine arts.The Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war.The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order.And the Ministry of Plenty, which is responsible for economic affairs.their names, in Newspeak:Minitrue, Minipax, Miniluv and Miniplenty”

“We are the dead. Our only true life is in the future.”