Quotes From George Orwell's '1984'

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Winston: Aww! People left us! They’re never coming home! I can’t wait ‘til they get home! If they ever come back in which the chances are slim...
Penny: Hey Winston… You want a cookie? For some reason, they thought if they put the cookie jar on top of the refrigerator I wouldn’t be able to get it. Humans! They’re so naive.
Winston: No you lazy loaf! Waiting for people!
Penny: Meh, suit yourself. (Bites Cookie) Wow, these are really good.
Winston: Quiet! I think they are home! Oh boy oh boy oh boy! No wait… That’s… that’s just the mailman… again. //looks at the audience with a disappointed look//
Penny: (Shrugs) I don’t get it, Winston. After those humans leave in the morning, you spend your day sitting by the door waiting for them to return. Aren’t you supposed to be patrolling the property, destroying the lawn, hiding the socks all over the place or something?
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They give me treats, they don’t brush my fur, they let me sit in their laps at night, they try to play fetch, they…
Penny: Enough already! I know what they do. Remember… I live here too.
Winston: Oh really? I forgot. Well Penny, YOU should be sitting right here with me. Look at all the great things they do for you. They buy you those liver snaps you like, they clean out your l-
Penny: Hey! Now you’re getting too personal. Anyway, that’s not the point. Sure they’re great but I doubt they’d want you just sitting by the door all day, doing nothing. Why don’t you do something

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