George Orwell Quotes about Life And Death

One wants to live, of course, indeed one only stays alive by virtue of the fear of death.
George Orwell (2009). “Facing Unpleasant Facts: Narrative Essays”, p.238, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
So long as human beings stay human, death and life are the same thing.
George Orwell (2003). “1984”, Plume Books