Political language – and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists – is designed to make lies sound tru… - George Orwell

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

To an ordinary human being, love means nothing if it does not mean loving some people more than others

In a town like London there are always plenty of not quite certifiable lunatics walking the streets, and they tend to gravitate towards bookshops, because a bookshop is one of the few places where you can hang about for a long time without spending any money.

Stupidity was as necessary as intelligence, and as difficult to attain.