It was almost normal for people over thirty to be frightened of their own children. And with good reason, for hardly a week passed in which 'The Times' did not carry a paragraph describing how some eavesdropping little sneak — 'child hero' was the phrase generally used — had overheard some compromising remark and denounced its parents to the Thought Police.
Immediately what came to mind. It's unfortunate that citing 1984 is so cliche these days but with every passing day it somehow becomes even more relevant and prophetic.
1984 -- George Orwell
Immediately what came to mind. It's unfortunate that citing 1984 is so cliche these days but with every passing day it somehow becomes even more relevant and prophetic.