Aug. 4th, 2005 (UTC)

  • 3:14 PM (UTC)
Surprised, are you? *sigh* See, I told you precisely that: it's a fantastic book despite the boring parts.

"We shall abolish the orgasm" -- one of my favourite quotes, actually; if you think about it, this, the end and the 2+2 line pretty much sum up the entire society described. There are others, of course; "I didn't betray Julia" is one of the strangest ... it's highly emotional, in a way, but cold... Hm. I'm not sure I made sense.

Should I ask why three of the most famous lines are missing? Well, it doesn't matter.


WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH


There you go. ^_^


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You like bowling, don't you, Montag?

If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none. If the government is inefficient, topheavy, and tax-mad, better it be all those than that people worry over it. Peace, Montag. Give the people contests they win by remembering the words to more popular songs or the names of state capitals or how much corn Iowa grew last year. Cram them full of noncombustible data, chock them so damned full of 'facts' they feel stuffed, but absolutely 'brilliant' with information. Then they'll feel like they're thinking, they'll get a sense of motion without moving. And they'll be happy, because facts of that sort don't change. Don't give them any slippery stuff like philosophy or sociology to tie things up with. That way lies melancholy.

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