Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism.Orwell produced literary criticism, poetry, fiction and polemical...
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.
Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.
—Kate Jacobs in The Friday Night Knitting Club