A Clockwork Orange

by Anthony Burgess

I could never stand to see a moodge all filthy and rolling and burping and drunk, whatever his age might be, but more especially when he was real starry like this one was.

So we young innocent malchicks could take no blame. Right right right.

‘Appy polly loggies,’

They didn’t offer me any.

He cant be serious

And me still only fifteen.

Im sorry, what was that?????

This vicious young hoodlum will be transformed out of all recognition.’

Who's recognition?

Does God want goodness or the choice of goodness?

You are passing now to a region where you will be beyond the reach of the power of prayer.

‘Horrorshow is right, friend. A real show of horrors.’

‘You have no cause to grumble, boy. You made your choice and all this is a consequence of your choice. Whatever now ensues is what you yourself have chosen.’

‘But the essential intention is the real sin. A man who cannot choose ceases to be a man.’