George Orwell

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.

From 1984

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

From 1984

Big Brother is watching you.

From 1984

It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.

From 1984

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears.

From 1984

We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.

From 1984

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

From 1984

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four.

From 1984

Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters inside your skull.

From 1984

In the face of death, all men are equal.

From 1984