WINSTON in Classic Quotes

1  Winston turned a switch and the voice sank somewhat, though the words were still distinguishable.

Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
ContextHighlight   In PART 1: Chapter 1

2  BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption said, while the dark eyes looked deep into Winston's own.

Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
ContextHighlight   In PART 1: Chapter 1

3  Behind Winston's back the voice from the telescreen was still babbling away about pig-iron and the overfulfilment of the Ninth Three-Year Plan.

Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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4  The flat was seven flights up, and Winston, who was thirty-nine and had a varicose ulcer above his right ankle, went slowly, resting several times on the way.

Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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5  Any sound that Winston made, above the level of a very low whisper, would be picked up by it, moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard.

Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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6  Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.

Nineteen Eighty-Four By George Orwell
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