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“As he looked at the woman in her characteristic attitude, her thick arms reaching up for the line, her powerful marelike buttocks protruded, it struck him for the first time that she was beautiful. It had never before occurred to him that the body of a woman of fifty, blown up to monstrous dimensions by childbearing, then hardened, roughened by work till it was coarse in the grain like an overriped turnip, could be beautiful. But it was so, and after all, he thought, why not? The solid, contourless body, like a block of granite, and the rasping red skin, bore the same relation to the body of a girl as the rose-hip to the rose. Why should the fruit be held inferior to the flower?”

Quote by George Orwell

Book:1984
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1984

George Orwell's '1984' is a seminal work of literature that explores themes of government control, individuality, and the erosion of privacy. The story is set in a future where the world is divided into three superstates, each engaged in perpetual war. The protagonist, Winston Smith, works for the Ministry of Truth and is disillusioned with the oppressive regime. The novel delves into the psychological and societal consequences of living under constant surveillance and the struggle for truth and freedom. more

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George Orwell
George Orwell

George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was a British novelist and political critic. Known for his sharp social criticism and profound insights into totalitarianism, Orwell is best remembered for his novels '1984' and 'Animal Farm', which remain influential to this day. more

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