And I’ve been wearing specs since I was three.
WILLIAM GOLDINGI hope my books make statements about our general condition.
More William Golding Quotes
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To be in a world which is a hell, to be of that world and neither to believe in or guess at anything but that world is not merely hell but the only possible damnation: the act of a man damning himself. It may be
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Are we savages or what?
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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.
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What kind of human person has a favorite eraser?
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They walked along, two continents of experience and feeling unable to communicate.
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A star appeared…and was momentarily eclipsed by some movement.
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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.
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I do think that art that doesn’t communicate is useless.
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the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.
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But forgiveness must not only be given but received also.
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The thing is – fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream.
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Philosophy and Religion-what are they when the wind blows and the water gets up in lumps?
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He became absorbed beyond mere happiness as he felt himself exercising control over living things. He talked to them, urging them, ordering them. Driven back by the tide, his footprints became bays in which they were trapped and gave him the illusion of mastery.
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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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He who rides the sea of the Nile must have sails woven of patience.
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