“You get to take what this world gives you.”

“The door closed and darkness claimed the room.”

“At last, the clock settled in the right place.”

“They waited and watched, while the clocks seemed to resist time.”

“Within her simple, terrified mind, swift calculations of distance and speed were at work, and her face advertised the disappointing results.”

“He celebrated his solitude with a frown.”

“He examined the chess problem and set out the pieces. It was a tricky ending, involving a couple of knights.'White to play and mate in two moves.'Winston looked up at the portrait of Big Brother. W...”

“Always eyes watching you and the voice enveloping you. Asleep or awake, indoors or out of doors, in the bath or bed- no escape. Nothing was your own except the few cubic centimeters in your skull.”

“Don't worry I won't embarrass you. I'm just going to check out hisfriends. Maybe his grades and definitely his track record with the ladies.Jackson Ryan Taylor, I swear to whatever holy being there...”

“It's not that you should never love something so much that it can control you.It's that you need to love something that much so you can never be controlled.It's not a weakness.It's your best strength.”

“No matter how much you love someone, you still want to have you own way.”

“The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.”

“Control of what happens is the ultimate solution to life.”

“Efficient control over what is experienced is necessary to live a life that is desirable.”

“You have little control over the world around you, but full control over the world within you.”