George Orwell: Quotes & Facts

This book is an anthology of quotes from George Orwell and selected by Blago Kirov facts about George Orwell. It grants Orwell’ s reflections on subjects ranging from Power and Freedom to War and Slavery; in addition, the book shows the personality of George Orwell into a different light: Orwell was a socialist. Orwell had a real-life fascination with rats. Orwell’ s mother, born Ida Mabel Limouzin, was of English-French background. Orwell was a heavy smoker for most of his life. Orwell was shot in the neck during the Spanish Civil War and survived. In his will, Orwell requested that no biography be written about his life. Orwell spoke several languages, including French, Spanish, English, Latin and Greek. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” “Big Brother is watching you.” “War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” “The only 'ism' that has justified itself is pessimism.” “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”