Quote by George Orwell

Good writing is like a windowpane.

Good writing is like a windowpane.

Summary

This quote, often attributed to English author George Orwell, suggests that good writing should be transparent and clear, allowing readers to look through it and understand the message easily. It implies that the purpose of writing is not to draw attention to the writer's style or language, but to convey information or ideas without any obstacles or obfuscation. Similar to how a windowpane allows us to see outside without interference, good writing should offer a direct and unambiguous view into the author's thoughts or the subject being discussed.

Topics

Good

By George Orwell

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The two most powerful weapons are courage and persistence.

The two most powerful weapons are courage and persistence. Nothing can stop a person armed with both.

Persistence

You may only be a small musical note in the realms of life,

You may only be a small musical note in the realms of life, but together with others you make a symphony.

Stephen Richards

Stephen Richards

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will det

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

Football

Both my parents are English and came out to Australia in 196

Both my parents are English and came out to Australia in 1967. I was born the following year. My parents, and immigrants like them, were known as '&pound10 poms.' Back then, the Australian government was trying to get educated British people and Canadians - to be honest, educated white people - to come and live in Australia.

Government

Emigration is no longer a solution it's a defeat. People are

Emigration is no longer a solution it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open.

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Death

Science is interesting, and if you don't agree you can fuck

Science is interesting, and if you don't agree you can fuck off.: Dawkins was quoting a former editor of New Scientist Magazine, who is as yet unidentified (possibly Jeremy Webb)

Richard Dawkins

Science

Like Confucius of old, I am so absorbed in the wonder of ear

Like Confucius of old, I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and the angels. I have enough for this life. If there is no other life, then this one has been enough to make it worth being born, myself a human being.

Pearl Buck, I Believe, 1939

Death

Success breeds success.

Success breeds success.

Success

The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental tas

The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time.

Government

Imagine if you had baseball cards that showed all the perfor

Imagine if you had baseball cards that showed all the performance stats for your people: batting averages, home runs, errors, ERAs, win/loss records. You could see what they did well and poorly and call on the right people to play the right positions in a very transparent way.

Home

I'm scared of the unknown future.

I'm scared of the unknown future.

Bethenny Frankel

Future

As a lover of truth, the national propaganda of all the bell

As a lover of truth, the national propaganda of all the belligerent nations sickened me. As a lover of civilization, the return to barbarism appalled me.

Bertrand Russell

Truth Nations