“It was very unlikely that there existed anywhere in Oceania a copy of a book printed earlier than 1960. The” — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Every boy is a snake, is a lily Every pearl is a lynx, is a girl Sweet like harmony, made into flesh” — Björk Copy Share Image
The very word 'war', therefore, has become misleading. It would probably be accurate to say that by becoming continuous war has ceased… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Oceania was at war with Eurasia; therefore Oceania had always been at war with Eurasia. — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Officially the change of partners had never happened. Oceania was at war with Eurasia: therefore Oceania had always been at war with… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“The average citizen of Oceania never sets eyes on a citizen of either Eurasia or Eastasia, and he is forbidden the knowledge… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Oceania is vast, Oceania is expanding, Oceania is hospitable and generous, Oceania is humanity rising from the depths of brine and regions… — Epeli Hau'ofa Copy Share Image
The citizen of Oceania is not allowed to know anything of the tenets of the other two philosophies, but he is taught… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
In Oceania at the present day, Science, in the old sense, has almost ceased to exist. In Newspeak there is no word… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
In some ways she was far more acute than Winston, and far less susceptible to Party propaganda. Once when he happened in… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Actually, as Winston well knew, it was only four years since Oceania had been at war with Eastasia and in alliance with… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Every time that a man has, with a pure heart, called upon Osiris, Dionysus, Buddha, the Tao, etc., the Son of God… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
Modernism in a way, early modernism, for instance, in pictures, was turning against perspective and Europe. And all early modernism is actually… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
“It is absolutely necessary to their structure that there should be no contact with foreigners except to a limited extent with war… — Orwell George Copy Share Image
All cultures forged by nations—the noble indigenous past of America, the brilliant civilization of Europe, the wise history of Asian nations, and… — Subcomandante Marcos Copy Share Image
I used to wonder: Is Huxley right or is Orwell right? It turns out they're both right. First you get the new… — Chris Hedges Copy Share Image
One of the more positive aspects of our existence in Oceania is that truth is flexible and negotiable, despite attempts by some… — Epeli Hau'ofa Copy Share Image
“Up to a few years ago nearly all the literature about Oceania was written by papalagi and other outsiders. Our islands were… — Albert Wendt Copy Share Image
