"Almost as swiftly as he had imagined it, she had torn her clothes off, and when she flung them aside it was with that same magnificent gesture by which a whole civilization seemed to be annihilated." ―George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four 2.2.9, or pp. 131 George Orwell's not a good writer, my ass. link 1 Related Posts"He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past." – George Orwell, 1984 "In a time of universal deceit – telling the truth is a revolutionary act."-George Orwell "Political Language is designed to make lies sound truthful…" George Orwell “News is something somebody doesn’t want printed; all else is advertising.” -George Orwell "It is the same in all wars…"-George Orwell oc