THE WINDMILL in Classic Quotes

1  He had declared himself against the windmill from the start.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

2  The whole farm was deeply divided on the subject of the windmill.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

3  Within a few weeks Snowball's plans for the windmill were fully worked out.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

4  Apart from the disputes over the windmill, there was the question of the defence of the farm.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

5  The building of the windmill, with various other improvements, was expected to take two years.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

6  But of all their controversies, none was so bitter as the one that took place over the windmill.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

7  He refused to believe either that food would become more plentiful or that the windmill would save work.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

8  At the Meeting on the following Sunday the question of whether or not to begin work on the windmill was to be put to the vote.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

9  That evening Squealer explained privately to the other animals that Napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

10  He had SEEMED to oppose the windmill, simply as a manoeuvre to get rid of Snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

11  The shed where Snowball had drawn his plans of the windmill had been shut up and it was assumed that the plans had been rubbed off the floor.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

12  At this Snowball sprang to his feet, and shouting down the sheep, who had begun bleating again, broke into a passionate appeal in favour of the windmill.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

13  On the third Sunday after Snowball's expulsion, the animals were somewhat surprised to hear Napoleon announce that the windmill was to be built after all.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

14  Napoleon, on the other hand, argued that the great need of the moment was to increase food production, and that if they wasted time on the windmill they would all starve to death.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

15  And in his spare moments, of which there were not many nowadays, he would go alone to the quarry, collect a load of broken stone, and drag it down to the site of the windmill unassisted.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI

16  When the animals had assembled in the big barn, Snowball stood up and, though occasionally interrupted by bleating from the sheep, set forth his reasons for advocating the building of the windmill.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V

17  He said very quietly that the windmill was nonsense and that he advised nobody to vote for it, and promptly sat down again; he had spoken for barely thirty seconds, and seemed almost indifferent as to the effect he produced.

Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter V