Lord of the Flies

Book · 6 characters · 637 quotes · 1954

Quotes from Lord of the Flies

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"He's not going to be chief."
Jack Merridew
J
"What's the conch got to do with it? We've got to decide on hunters."
Jack Merridew Power
J
"Simon is odd. He's always throwing a faint."
Jack Merridew
R
"We've got to make certain. It's not a game...we've got to make certain."
Ralph
P
"His name's Percival William Geoffrey Addison."
Piggy
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"I ought to be chief...I ought to be chief because I am chapter chorister and head boy."
Jack Merridew Leadership
P
"The conch is gone."
Piggy
J
"I am a hunter now."
Jack Merridew
R
"We're English. We're not savages."
Ralph
R
"You'll see. There'll be a ship. They'll see our smoke."
Ralph Hope
J
"There's no help coming. Get that into your head."
Jack Merridew Truth
J
"We shall take fire from the forest."
Jack Merridew Power
J
"His specs—use them as burning glass!"
Jack Merridew Knowledge
J
"We ought to have a chief to decide things."
Jack Merridew Leadership
S
"Maybe the beast is part of us?"
Simon Philosophy
S
"Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!"
Simon Wisdom
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"The beast is a hunter."
Jack Merridew Fear
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"We can't keep the fire going. We haven't enough people."
Ralph Work
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"Conch he will have to do the best he can."
Piggy Wisdom
R
"The rules! The rules!"
Ralph
S
"Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's always there, only we don't see it."
Simon Fear
S
"I'm part of you?"
Simon Philosophy
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"We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages."
Ralph
R
"There isn't a tribe for us."
Ralph Leadership
J
"We are English; and the English are best at everything."
Jack Merridew Leadership
R
"The truth is, we're on our own."
Ralph Truth
R
"Piggy! Piggy!"
Ralph Friendship
J
"The island is ours."
Jack Merridew Power
J
"I'm going off by myself."
Jack Merridew Solitude
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"We'll hunt and feast and have fun."
Jack Merridew Freedom