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e0e535b Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us. William Golding
07b671b Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy. William Golding
bfed370 The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream. William Golding
71ec99c The greatest ideas are the simplest. inspirational simplicity William Golding
9116654 We did everything adults would do. What went wrong? William Golding
2d4de95 I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been. men equality women superiority gender William Golding
c4ac219 Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are? hallucination simon William Golding
916bc46 What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? William Golding
e5eabe8 Sucks to your ass-mar! William Golding
c5eb06a If faces were different when lit from above or below -- what was a face? What was anything? William Golding
15de391 We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything. nationalism poignant pride William Golding
14ed9c9 The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. William Golding
6c4616a He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life, where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet. tiredness William Golding
baf0737 They looked at each other, baffled, in love and hate. william-golding William Golding
f8d8c12 His voice rose under the black smoke before the burning wreckage of the island; and infected by that emotion, the other little boys began to shake and sob too. And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of mans heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy. William Golding
ba3cb32 The mask was a thing on it's own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-conciousness. William Golding
bb0e490 Maybe," he said hesitantly, "maybe there is a beast." [...] "What I mean is, maybe it's only us." William Golding
72d70ce They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling unable to communicate. William Golding
5767792 Which is better--to have laws and agree, or to hunt and kill? William Golding
99a48e4 Towards midnight the rain ceased and the clouds drifted away, so that the sky was scattered once more with the incredible lamps of stars. Then the breeze died too and there was no noise save the drip and tickle of water that ran out of clefts and spilled down, leaf by leaf, to the brown earth of the island. The air was cool, moist, and clear; and presently even the sound of the water was still. The beast lay huddled on the pale beach and th.. William Golding
3bf6d29 The rules!" shouted Ralph, "you're breaking the rules!" "Who cares?" William Golding
a9e688a I know there isn't no beast--not with claws and all that, I mean--but I know there isn't no fear, either." Piggy paused. "Unless--" Ralph moved restlessly. "Unless what?" "Unless we get frightened of people." William Golding
5d7a0d2 There have been so many interpretations of the story that I'm not going to choose between them. Make your own choice. They contradict each other, the various choices. The only choice that really matters, the only interpretation of the story, if you want one, is your own. Not your teacher's, not your professor's, not mine, not a critic's, not some authority's. The only thing that matters is, first, the experience of being in the story, movin.. William Golding
24d0e21 People don't help much. ralph William Golding
752a37a He lost himself in a maze of thoughts that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them. Frowning, he tried again. William Golding
9ee015b the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. William Golding
c178ab6 Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood. William Golding
c303ed3 His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink. William Golding
8226240 I'm scared of him," said Piggy, "and that's why I know him. If you're scared of someone you hate him but you can't stop thinking about him. You kid yourself he's all right really, an' then when you see him again; it's like asthma an' you can't breathe..." William Golding
6383209 What I mean is... maybe it's only us... William Golding
1be852a Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed and threw it at Henry-threw it to miss. The stone, that token of preposterous time, bounced five yards to Henry's right and fell in the water. Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection o.. William Golding
902ae86 I believe man suffers from an appalling ignorance of his own nature. I produce my own view in the belief that it may be something like the truth. William Golding
094c948 At the moment of vision, the eyes see nothing. vision William Golding
619569f We're all mad, the whole damned race. We're wrapped in illusions, delusions, confusions about the penetrability of partitions, we're all mad and in solitary confinement. madness solitude humanity illusions delusions William Golding
1f74a2f Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player. William Golding
ab4fb3e The beast was harmless and horrible; and the news must reach the others as soon as possible. William Golding
b0fdf05 I am here; and here is nowhere in particular. sense-of-place universality insignificance William Golding
5bed0b2 If I blow the conch and they don't come back; then we've had it. We shan't keep the fire going. We'll be like animals. We'll never be rescued." "If you don't blow, we'll soon be animals anyway." William Golding
297d377 He wanted to explain how people were never quite what you thought they were. William Golding
e3a4966 Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn't you?' said the head. For a moment or two the forest and all the other dimly appreciated places echoed with the parody of laughter. 'You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are? William Golding
4745a0e The trouble was, if you were a chief you had to think, you had to be wise. William Golding
a3fcfcf Worse than madness. Sanity. sanity William Golding
6ff097f This is our island. It's a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we'll have fun. William Golding
f3d951f Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in! William Golding
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