Lord of the Flies

Book · 6 characters · 637 quotes · 1954

Quotes from Lord of the Flies

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"The fire must be kept burning."
Ralph
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"What are you doing Jack?"
Ralph
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"Shut up, Piggy!"
Jack Merridew
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"This is an island. At least we're on dry land."
Ralph
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"I could blow this and make a sound."
Ralph Power
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"We've got to have rules and obey them."
Ralph
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"Simon is queer. He always is queer."
Jack Merridew
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"Fun would be going home."
Piggy Hope
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"I'll give the conch to the next person to speak."
Ralph Leadership
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"The mask is a thing on its own."
Jack Merridew Power
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"We are English; and the English are best at everything."
Jack Merridew
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"There isn't a beast at all."
Piggy
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"Conch! Conch! We will have rules."
Ralph Justice
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"My father's a commander in the Navy. When he gets here you'll catch it."
Piggy Hope
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"You're a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief."
Ralph
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"I'm part of the rule now."
Jack Merridew Power
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"We can't keep the fire going all the time."
Ralph Perseverance
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"The beast is part of us."
Simon Truth
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"We ought to have a chief to decide things."
Jack Merridew Leadership
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"The rules are the only thing we've got."
Ralph Leadership
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"We don't know what's going to happen."
Ralph
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"Then you'll be sorry."
Jack Merridew
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"I bet if I blew this thing he'd come. I bet he'd be scared."
Piggy
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"The rules...then when he says something we'll... we'll have a vote."
Ralph
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"You couldn't see where you were going."
Ralph
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"We are happy here. Why do we need to dance?"
Piggy
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"I'll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he's speaking...And he won't be interrupted."
Ralph
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"There's no real thing to be afraid of on this island."
Ralph
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"Now we come to the real reason. We want meat."
Jack Merridew
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"We've got to sing all the way there or we'll get fractious."
Jack Merridew