It is commonly said that every human being has in him the material for one good book, which is true in the same sense as it is true that every block of stone contains a statue.


In New Statesman and Nation (7 December 1940)

George Orwell Quotes

It is commonly said that every human being has in him the material for one good book, which is true in the same sense as it is true that every block...

It is commonly said that every human being has in him the material for one good book, which is true in the same sense as it is true that every block...

It is commonly said that every human being has in him the material for one good book, which is true in the same sense as it is true that every block...

It is commonly said that every human being has in him the material for one good book, which is true in the same sense as it is true that every block...