Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any lif… - George Orwell

A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

The aims of these three groups are entirely irreconcilable. The aim of the High is to remain where they are. The aim of the Middle is to change places with the High. The aim of the Low, when they have an aim-for it is an abiding characteristic of the Low that they are too much crushed by drudgery to be more than intermittently conscious of anything outside their daily lives -is to abolish all distinctions and create a society in which all men shall be equal.

The state will cease to govern and will survive merely as an agency for the distribution of necessary commodities. All disagreeable jobs will be done by machinery, and everyone will be completely free to choose his own work and his own manner of life. In effect, the world will be populated by artists, each striving after perfection in the way that seems best to him.

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