Lord of the Flies

Book · 6 characters · 637 quotes · 1954

Quotes from Lord of the Flies

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"At least we're on the same side."
Jack Merridew Leadership
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"This is our island. It's a good island."
Ralph Hope
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"Conch! Conch! We'll have rules!"
Ralph Justice
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"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages."
Ralph Leadership
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"The rules! The rules!"
Ralph Leadership
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"Kill the pig. Cut her throat."
Jack Merridew
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"We're all English here."
Jack Merridew
R
"You can't hunt and cook at the same time."
Ralph
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"See? See? See?"
Piggy
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"I'll split the conch."
Jack Merridew
J
"That's right—favor!"
Jack Merridew
R
"We'll be rescued quite soon."
Ralph
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"Dance and sing! Let's have a feast!"
Jack Merridew
J
"Simon is mad. There's nothing in it."
Jack Merridew
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"I'm scared."
Piggy Fear
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"We might get rescued."
Ralph Hope
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"At the moment we're very pleased with ourselves."
Ralph
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"My people can't hunt if they don't eat."
Jack Merridew
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"Piggy's specs! Piggy's specs!"
Jack Merridew Power
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"We don't have fire!"
Piggy
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"That's what being chief means."
Ralph
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"The beast is part of us."
Simon Wisdom
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"I could swim when I was five."
Jack Merridew
P
"The rules are the only thing we've got!"
Piggy
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"After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything."
Jack Merridew
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"Most of us are crazy."
Ralph Truth
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"Piggy's right. We need a list."
Ralph
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"Fire! Make fire!"
Ralph
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"We've got to make certain. It's no go, we haven't really got a beast."
Ralph Hope
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"We're English, and the English are best at everything."
Jack Merridew