--George Orwell.
(and yes, in case you're wondering, i did flip through a few books to find a nice page eighteen, line four. but they were all within reaching distance of me, so there you go.
if you have no idea what this is, btw, there is a survey around that starts with 'take the closest book and transcribe page 18, line 4'. the rest of it is your same old, same old, but that first question is cool. have a go.)