Quotes by George Orwell, Politics and the English Language

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A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I tryi — George Orwell, Politics and the English Language
Prose consists less and less of words chosen for the sake of their meaning, and more and more of phrases tacked together — George Orwell, Politics and the English Language
What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way around. In prose, the worst thing — George Orwell, Politics and the English Language
Modern writing at its worst does not consist in picking out words for the sake of their meaning and inventing images in — George Orwell, Politics and the English Language
A mass of Latin words falls upon the facts like soft snow, blurring the outlines and covering up the details... — George Orwell, Politics and the English Language