Books Quote by Christopher Hitchens

[George] Orwell's essays. It's got it all. Great writing, a worldview that I find interesting and useful, and most of it timelessly true.

— Anthony Bourdain

Orwell was dealing with communism and his disillusionment with communism in Russia and what he saw the communists do in Spain. His novel was…

— Ray Bradbury

I've always been interested in those Orwellian dystopian novels, like 'Fahrenheit 451,' 'Brave New World,' and obviously Orwell's '1984.'

— Alexander Skarsgard

“I‘ve always agreed with the view that — with science fiction — its predictive powers were the least important or least relevant aspect of…

— Jonathan Lethem

George Orwell is a pinnacle writer, for his combination of moral insight and literary writing.

— Atul Gawande

In 1939, Orwell wrote a long essay titled 'Inside the Whale,' about modernism, the nineteen-thirties, Henry Miller, and 'Tropic of Cancer.'

— Keith Gessen

“My life and world was transformed by reading.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

One of my favorite books is 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' by George Orwell, and 'Catcher in the Rye,' obviously, is a big influence and is one…

— Hozier

“I spent my life folded between the pages of books.In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I lives loss…

— Tahereh Mafi

I encourage everyone to read James Baldwin and Malcom X and Aldous Huxley. To read Primo Levi. To read 'Silent Spring.' To read Toni…

— Zoe Kazan

I've always loved reading diaries and memoirs and just getting a sense of different personalities and what made them tick as individuals.

— Margaret MacMillan

“Reading books exposeses you to different lives”

— Thabiso Monkoe