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William Golding Quotes

William Golding quotes about life

English Novelist, Writer September 19, 1911 – June 19, 1993

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William Golding quote: "There ought to be some mode of life where all love is good,..."
There ought to be some mode of life where all love is good, where one love can't compete with another but adds to it. William Golding
They accepted the pleasures of morning, the bright sun, the whelming sea and sweet air, as a time when play was good and life so full that hope was not necessary and therefore forgotten. William Golding
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 of parents and school and policemen and the law. ... William Golding
I've always been puzzled, and am still at this moment in a state of confusion, between the imaginative world and the real world. It is perfectly true to say that I have at some times in my life found that the imaginative world had pushed the real world right out of the way, and was literally more real. 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. William Golding
The journey of life is like a man riding a bicycle. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. We know that if he stops moving and does not get off he will fall off. William Golding
William Golding quote: "If you accept life dully, you can go through it moving not..."
If you accept life dully, you can go through it moving not among things but among words. William Golding
Grownups know things, said Piggy. They ain't afraid of the dark. They'd meet and have tea and discuss. Then things 'ud be alright---They wouldn't set fire to the island. Or lose---They'd build a ship---The three boys stood in the darkness, striving unsuccessfully to convey the majesty of adult life. They wouldn't quarrel---Or break my specs---Or talk about a beast---If only they could get a message to us, cried Ralph desperately. If only they could send us something grownup. . . a sign or... William Golding
The flames, as though they were a kind of wild life, crept as a jaguar creeps on its belly toward a line of birch-like saplings that fledged an outcrop of the pink rock. William Golding
William Golding quote: "There's a kinship among men who have sat by a dying fire and..."
There's a kinship among men who have sat by a dying fire and measured the worth of their life by it. William Golding
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. William Golding
William Golding quote: "Life […] is scientific, that’s what it is."
Life […] is scientific, that’s what it is. William Golding
William Golding quote: "Life's scientific, but we don't know, do we? Not certainly, I..."
Life's scientific, but we don't know, do we? Not certainly, I mean. William Golding

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