False attributions are the bane of legitimate discourse. Winston Smith More Quotes by Winston Smith More Quotes From Winston Smith Thoughtcrime is death. Thoughtcrime does not entail death. Thoughtcrime IS death. I have committed even before setting pen to paper the essential crime that contains all others unto itself. Winston Smith essentials paper doe If the Party could thrust its hand into the past and say of this or that event, it never happened - that, surely, was more terrifying than mere torture and death. Winston Smith party hands past As a husband, your love for your wife has a specific goal: her holiness. Winston Smith wife husband goal If anything can be done, it can be overdone is my point of view. Winston Smith point-of-view done views Sanity is not statistical - Being in a minority, even a minority of one, did not make you mad. Winston Smith mad political truth