William Golding, Lord Of The Flies Quotes

I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.

The greatest ideas are the simplest.

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.

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.

Life […] is scientific, that’s what it is.

The thing is--fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.

Lying there in the darkness, he knew he was an outcast. " 'Cos I had some sense.

... People were never quite what you thought they were.

The three boys stood in the darkness, striving unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life

Jack looked around for understanding, but found only respect.

What else is there to do?

The moral is that the shape of a society must depend on the ethical nature of the individual and not on any political system however apparently logical or respectable.

Perhaps there is a beast...maybe it's only us.

Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!

We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages.