Цитаты из книги «1984»

roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades

The telescreen could be dimmed

We do not destroy the heretic: we convert him, we capture his inner mind, we reshape him.

Apart from very short notes, it was usual to dictate everything into the speak-write.

Winston took the pen. It was an archaic instrument, seldom used even for signatures, and he had gotten one simply because of a feeling that the beautiful creamy paper deserved to be written on with a pen instead of being scratched with an ink-pencil.

His hair was very fair, his face naturally sanguine, his skin roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades and the cold of the winter that had just ended.

Inside the flat a voice was reading out a list of figures which had something to do with the production of pig-iron. The voice came from an oblong metal plaque which formed part of the surface of the wall. Winston turned a switch and the voice became quieter, though the words were still distinguishable. The telescreen could be dimmed, but there was no way of shutting it off completely. He moved over to the window. His figure was small, emphasized by the blue overalls which were the uniform of the party. His hair was very fair, his face naturally sanguine, his skin roughened by coarse soap and blunt razor blades and the cold of the winter that had just ended.

Only surrender, and everything else followed.

The more the Party is powerful, the less it will be tolerant: the weaker the opposition, the tighter the despotism.

Power is in inflicting pain and humiliation.