Lord of the Flies

Book · 6 characters · 637 quotes · 1954

Quotes from Lord of the Flies

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"The tide's coming in and we're stuck here."
Ralph
R
"I could blow the conch again and summon them all."
Ralph Power
P
"You're acting like a perfect idiot."
Piggy Truth
R
"We've got to get rescued; we've got to!"
Ralph Hope
J
"The hunting is better on the reef."
Jack Merridew
J
"I'll split his skull like a coconut."
Jack Merridew
J
"We are the eaters of meat now."
Jack Merridew Power
R
"We could have given signal fires and stayed cool."
Ralph
R
"The only thing we've got is us."
Ralph Friendship
J
"Who gives a damn about the conch now?"
Jack Merridew Power
R
"We must stay together or we'll be picked off one by one."
Ralph Strength
R
"They're all gone. What's happened to them?"
Ralph Fear
P
"We should make rules about using the conch."
Piggy Leadership
J
"I'm not going to play with you anymore."
Jack Merridew
R
"The fire's going out. We've got to tend it."
Ralph
R
"We need to make shelters and get food and water."
Ralph Work
R
"I could see the whole island."
Ralph Adventure
R
"Piggy's got the conch. Let him speak."
Ralph Justice
J
"I'm going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs."
Jack Merridew
J
"We are English, and the English are best at everything."
Jack Merridew
J
"His specs—use them as a burning glass!"
Jack Merridew Knowledge
S
"Maybe the beast is something of our own."
Simon Philosophy
S
"The beast is part of us."
Simon Truth
R
"Rescue? Yes, of course! All we have to do is stay alive and they'll find us."
Ralph Hope
P
"Conch! Conch! We'll have the conch and I'll blow it and they'll come running."
Piggy Power
J
"I'll get you, I'll crack your skull of for you."
Jack Merridew
R
"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages."
Ralph Wisdom
R
"The rules! The rules!"
Ralph Leadership
R
"The rules are the only thing keeping us civilized."
Ralph
R
"I'll give the conk to the next person to speak. Conch."
Ralph