Цитаты из книги «1984»

The one thing that matters is that we shouldn’t betray one another, although even that can’t make the slightest difference.”

The proles, it suddenly occurred to him, had remained in this condition. They were not loyal to a party or a country or an idea, they were loyal to one another. For the first time in his life he did not despise the proles. They had stayed human. They had not become hardened inside.

“I expect you were a beastly little swine in those days,” she said indistinctly. “All children are swine.”

The end was contained in the beginning.

They were the homes of the four Ministries between which the entire apparatus of government was divided. The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the 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 was responsible for economic affairs. Their names, in Newspeak: Minitrue, Minipax[3], Miniluv[4], and Miniplenty[5].

In a way, the world-view of the Party imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it.

One knew that it was all rubbish, so why let oneself be worried by it? She knew when to cheer and when to boo, and that was all one needed.

“You’re only a rebel from the waist downwards

They want you to be bursting with energy all the time. All this marching up and down and cheering and waving flags is simply sex gone sour. If you’re happy inside yourself, why should you get excited about Big Brother and the Three-Year Plans and the Two Minutes Hate and all the rest of their bloody rot?”

The clever thing was to break the rules and stay alive all the same.