English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:
William Golding Quotes

William Golding quotes

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

William Golding quotes in russian
William Golding quotes in german
 Cite this Page: Citation

Quotes

William Golding quote: "I am by nature an optimist and by intellectual conviction a..."
I am by nature an optimist and by intellectual conviction a pessimist. William Golding
I do like people to read the books twice, because I write my novels about ideas which concern me deeply and I think are important, and therefore I want people to take them seriously. And to read it twice of course is taking it seriously. William Golding
William Golding quote: "We have a disharmony in our natures. We cannot live together..."
We have a disharmony in our natures. We cannot live together without injuring each other. William Golding
The pile of guts was a black blob of flies that buzzed like a saw. After a while these flies found Simon. Gorged, they alighted by his runnels of sweat and drank. They tickled under his nostrils and played leapfrog on his thighs. They were black and iridescent green and without number; and in front of Simon, the Lord of the Flies hung on his stick and grinned. At last Simon gave up and looked back; saw the white teeth and dim eyes, the blood—and his gaze was held by that ancient, inescapable... William Golding
Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player. William Golding
I'm against the picture of the artist as a starry-eyed visionary not really in control or knowing what he does. I'd almost prefer the word 'craftsman'. He's like one of those old-fashioned ship builders who conceived the build of the boat in their mind and after that touched every single piece that went into the boat. William Golding
William Golding quote: "No human endeavour can ever be wholly good... it must always..."
No human endeavour can ever be wholly good... it must always have a cost. William Golding
Out of the firelight everything was black and silver, black island, rocks and trees carved cleanly out of the sky and silver river with a flashing light rippling back and forth along the lip of the fall. William Golding
William Golding quote: "This is our island. It's a good island. Until the grownups..."
This is our island. It's a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we'll have fun. William Golding
Maybe, he said hesitantly, maybe there is a beast. The assembly cried out savagely and Ralph stood up in amazement. You, Simon? You believe in this? I don't know, said Simon. His heartbeats were choking him. [...]Ralph shouted. Hear him! He's got the conch! What I mean is . . . maybe it's only us. Nuts! That was from Piggy, shocked out of decorum. William Golding
William Golding quote: "What kind of human person has a favorite eraser?"
What kind of human person has a favorite eraser? William Golding
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. William Golding
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. William Golding
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. William Golding
William Golding quote: "Fat lot of good we are," said Ralph. "Three blind mice."
Fat lot of good we are," said Ralph. "Three blind mice. William Golding

Popular Author

Related Authors