survival and coping quotes 1984

“Now that he recognised himself as a dead man

it was important to stay alive as long as possible.”

“He had grown fatter…the process of life had ceased to be intolerable…

What mattered was that the room over the junk-shop should exist”

“Orthodoxy means not thinking- not needing to think.

Orthodoxy is unconciousness”

“If you want to keep a secret,

you must also hide it from yourself”

“But it was alright, everything was alright,

the struggle was finished. He had won the victory over himself. He loved Big Brother.”