1984
Quotes from 1984
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"The past has no physical existence. It exists in records, in memory. The Party is in control of all records and, we control all memory."O'Brien History
"Torture can continue indefinitely without a break."O'Brien Power
"Perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood."Winston Smith Relationships
"Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation. Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together in new shapes of your own choosing."O'Brien Power
"I hate purity. I hate goodness. I want everyone to be corrupt to the bones."O'Brien Power
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."Winston Smith Freedom
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power."O'Brien Power
"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey the Party. You must love Big Brother."O'Brien Power
"Three years it must last; three years before we are dead."Winston Smith Time
"He loved Big Brother."Winston Smith Power
"The Party is not concerned with perpetuating its blood but with perpetuating itself."O'Brien Power
"It was horrible but also exhilarating."Winston Smith Fear
"In the end, we shall destroy everything, and then we shall build again."O'Brien Power
"The worst thing in the world is not violence but betrayal."Winston Smith
"It is not enough to obey Big Brother. You must love him."O'Brien Power
"Everything that is good is against nature."O'Brien Philosophy
"We shall see how much you love Big Brother when we get you to the cage."O'Brien Fear
"It is intolerable to live with a human being who practices thought-control."Winston Smith Relationships
"The Proles are human beings and when humanity is finally destroyed, we shall be the only human beings."O'Brien Power
"Always in your stomach and in your skin there is a sort of protest."Winston Smith Strength
"We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness."O'Brien Hope
"I am human; let me live like a human being and think of human beings."Winston Smith
"Rebellion means a man willing to die for something."Winston Smith Courage
"Do not imagine that you will save yourself, Winston. You did what you thought was right."O'Brien Justice
"If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face."O'Brien Power
"The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake."O'Brien Politics
"We are the dead. Our time is up."Winston Smith Death
"Power is not a means, it is an end."O'Brien Power
"Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows."Winston Smith Freedom
"Do you see, Winston, that it is not enough to obey Big Brother? You must love him."O'Brien Power