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An orotundity, which I define as Nobelitis a pomposity in which one is treated as representative of more than oneself by someone conscious of representing more than himself.

William Golding

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Anyone Began Ca[Able Do Evil Man Move People Produce Understanding Without
Maybe there is a beast… maybe it’s only us.
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Beast Maybe Only Us
the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.
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Cease Conch Exist Exlod Fragment Thousand
Honestly, I haven’t the time to read contemporary writers. I know this is awful, but in the main it is true.
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What a man does defiles him, not what is done by others.
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Believe Define Done Man Other
The candle-buds opened their wide white flowers….Their scent spilled out into the air and took possession of the island.
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Ait Bud Candle Flower Island Open Possession Scent Spilled Wide
There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws.
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Claw Movement No Teeth Tera Word
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
I am here; and here is nowhere in particular.
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Here Nowhere Particular
And I’ve been wearing specs since I was three.
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Been Since Specs Three Wear
People don’t help much.
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Help Much People
This is our island. It’s a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we’ll have fun.
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Fetch Fun Good Grownup Island Until
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.
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Blow Come Back Conch
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The greatest ideas are the simplest.
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Greatest Ideas Simplest
Nothing is so impenetrable as laughter in a language you don’t understand.
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Imperitable Language Laughter Nothing Understand

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