Lord of the Flies

Book · 6 characters · 637 quotes · 1954

Quotes from Lord of the Flies

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"Conch he called it. 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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"Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's asleep."
Simon Fear
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"Things are breaking up. I don't understand why. We began well."
Ralph Change
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"The rules! He cheated! He dared to break the rules!"
Jack Merridew Power
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"I'm scared of him. And that's why I know him. If you're scared of someone you hate him but you can't stop thinking about him."
Ralph Fear
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"We are civilized. The rules are the only thing we've got."
Piggy
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"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill."
Simon Wisdom
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"We need a signal fire on the mountain."
Ralph
R
"I'm not going to play anymore."
Ralph
R
"Let's have a vote."
Ralph
R
"Where is everybody?"
Ralph
J
"His specs! Take them off!"
Jack Merridew
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"I could play a tune on this."
Ralph
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"We can't all talk at once. We'll use the conch."
Ralph
R
"Someone's crying. One of the littluns."
Ralph
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"There's no beast to fear on this island."
Piggy
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"I'm going off by myself."
Jack Merridew
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"The fire is going out. We've got to make smoke."
Ralph
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"Maybe there is a beast. What I mean is, maybe it's always there."
Simon Philosophy
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"Which is better to have laws and agree or to hunt and kill?"
Ralph Wisdom
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"The conch doesn't count on this end of the island."
Jack Merridew Power
J
"You can't hunt if you're afraid."
Jack Merridew Courage
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"We're English. We're civilized."
Ralph
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"I'm part of them now."
Jack Merridew
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"Samneric don't let him down."
Ralph Friendship
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"The rules are breaking down."
Piggy
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"Things are breaking up."
Ralph Change
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"I got the conch. I'll speak."
Piggy Justice
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"We need an army to keep the beast off."
Jack Merridew Fear