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The beast was harmless and horrible; and the news must reach the others as soon as possible.

William Golding

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.
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Close Come Crowd Knowledge Memories Min Pig Struggling Them
We’re not savages. We’re English.
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English Language Savage
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.
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Applying Believe Ignorance Man Nature Own Suffer
At the moment of vision, the eyes see nothing.
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Eyes Moment Nothing See Vision
Only one novel is a novel: that is a successful novel.
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Novel One Only Successful
One tries to tell a truth, and one hopes that the truth has a general application rather than just a specific one.
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Application General Hope One Specific Tell Truth Try
The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he’s written it.
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Book Forget Immediately Know Meant Probably Writer Written Wrote
He doesn’t mind if he dies… indeed, he would like to die; but yet he fears to fall. He would welcome a long sleep; but not at the price of falling to it.
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Die Fall Fear Indeed Long Mind Price Sleep Welcome
Which is better — to be a pack of painted Indians like you are, or to be sensible like Ralph is? Which is better — to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill? Which is better, law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up?
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Better Country Like Pach Paint People Sensible
It wasn’t until I was 37 that I grasped the great truth that you’ve got to write your own books and nobody else’s, and then everything followed from there.
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Book Else Everything Follow Grasp Great Nobody Own Seven Thirty Truth Until
He lost himself in a maze of thoughts that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them. Frowning, he tried again.
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Again Express Follow Himself Lack Lost Maze Render Thought Vague Word
the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.
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Cease Conch Exist Exlod Fragment Thousand
The beast was harmless and horrible; and the news must reach the others as soon as possible.
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Beast Harmless Horrible Must News Other Possible Reach Soon
A crowd of grade-three thinkers, all shouting the same thing, all warming their hands at the fire of their own prejudices, will not thank you for pointing out the contradictions in their beliefs. Man is a gregarious animal, and enjoys agreement as cows will graze all the same way on the side of a hill.
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Crow Grade Hand Prejudice Same Shout Thing Thinker Warning
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.
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Best English Everything Obey Rule Savage Them
Worse than madness. Sanity.
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Madness Sanity Worse

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