1984

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."

"Some kinds of loyalty are above morality."

"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake."

"Do you see, Winston, that it is all perfectly in order?"

"It is intolerable to us that an erroneous thought should exist anywhere in the world"

"The best place was somewhere in the middle, somewhere behind a wardrobe, or under a loose floorboard"

"This was freedom, this was the way to live"

"For whom, it suddenly occurred to him to wonder, was he writing this diary? For the future, for an unborn generation"

"How does one man assert his power over another? By making him suffer"

"We are all broken creatures"

"You are a flaw in the pattern, Winston. You are a stain that must be wiped out"

"The Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about"

"In the end we shall make thoughtcrime literally impossible, because there will be no words in which to express it"

"Do it to Julia!"

"Hatred was simpler. Hatred was limitless"

"Until they become conscious they will never rebel"

"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever"

"The best books are treasuries of the dead moments of men's lives"

"We are the dead. Our time is finished"

"Do you see, Winston, that power is not concerned with wealth or comfort or happiness"

"Under the spreading chestnut tree, I sold you and you sold me"

"It is our custom to destroy all that is beautiful"

"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past"

"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows"

"Goodness is not enough. We have to be strong."

"He loved Big Brother."

"Do not imagine that you will save yourself, Winston. You did not save yourself."

"We are the dead."

"The Party is immortal."

"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."