Love In 1984 Quotes

#1. But you could not have pure love or pure lust nowadays. No emotion was pure, because everything was mixed up with fear and hatred. Their embrace had been a battle, the climax a victory. It was a blow struck against the Party. It was a political act.

George Orwell

#2. Seeking Heaven through righteousness is not seeking righteousness, but something else;
it is not loving goodness for goodness' sake, but for its rewards.

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

#3. The alphabet was a great invention, which enabled men to store and to learn with little effort what others had learned the hard way-that is, to learn from books rather than from direct, possibly painful, contact with the real world.

B.F. Skinner

#4. From now on, the sound of my nights will be the sound of her abscence.

Kimberley Starr

#5. I'm sorry that government involves filling out a lot of forms ... I'm sorry myself that we're not still on the frontier, where we could all tote guns, shoot anything that moved and spit to our hearts' content. But we live in a diverse and crowded country, and with civilization comes regulation.

Molly Ivins

#6. The secret to living in the rush of the world with a minimum of pain is to get as many people as possible to string along with your delusions ...

Philip Roth

#7. I knew the President would run for reelection in 1984. Why not? Actors love sequels ... and returns.

Bob Hope

#8. I love to fly. It's just you're alone, there's peace and quiet, nothing around you but clear blue sky. No one to hassle you. No one to tell you where to go or what to do. The only bad part about flying is having to come back down to the fuckin' world.

Mary Ellen Mark

#9. I love America, but I've now got two young kids and America has changed so much since 9/11 and Bush. It's beyond Orwellian. The idea in '1984' that if you keep saying you're being attacked then you can get away with anything has come true.

James Marsh

#10. LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you; he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing. (Zephaniah 3:17 NIV 1984)

Nancy Grisham

#11. I'm not interested in the next generation, dear. I'm interested in us.' - Julia

George Orwell

#12. I like studios. I just don't like bureaucracies.

David Fincher

#13. Justice is the grammar of things. Mercy is the poetry of things.

Frederick Buechner

#14. The Ministry of Truth, which concerned itself with news, entertainment, education, and the fine arts. The Ministry of Peace, which concerned itself with war. The Ministry of Love, which maintained law and order. And the Ministry of Plenty, which was responsible for economic affairs.

George Orwell