Lord of the Flies

Book · 6 characters · 637 quotes · 1954

Quotes from Lord of the Flies

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"Take the conch then"
Ralph Power
P
"Every one of you"
Piggy Friendship
J
"I don't care what they call me, I'll hunt"
Jack Merridew Perseverance
S
"Maybe the beast is part of us"
Simon Philosophy
S
"Life is scientific"
Simon Science
P
"What's grown-ups going to think?"
Piggy Fear
J
"Piggy speaks he'll talk the conch away"
Jack Merridew Power
R
"We'll show them how to keep a fire"
Ralph Leadership
R
"There's another thing. We can help them to look for us"
Ralph Hope
R
"The fire's the most important thing"
Ralph
R
"He hasn't got the conch so you can't tell him to do anything"
Ralph
P
"If the conch is gone we can't ever have a meeting"
Piggy Justice
R
"Without the conch you haven't the right to talk"
Ralph Justice
R
"We must have fire on the mountain"
Ralph
J
"Hunting is a good thing"
Jack Merridew Nature
J
"I'm going off by myself"
Jack Merridew Solitude
P
"That's how Jack got the conch"
Piggy Power
J
"Who thinks Ralph oughtn't to be chief?"
Jack Merridew Leadership
R
"You'll be chief, Jack"
Ralph Leadership
P
"The magic of the conch is gone"
Piggy Power
P
"There's no knowing how far you'll go"
Piggy Hope
J
"Someone's got to be in charge"
Jack Merridew Leadership
R
"After all, we're not savages. We're English"
Ralph
L
"I'm part of you? Close, close, close!"
Lord of the Flies (The Conch)
R
"We ought to have a chief to decide things"
Ralph Leadership
J
"His specs - use them as burning glasses"
Jack Merridew Creativity
R
"We've got to have rules and obey them"
Ralph Justice
P
"Conch has power here"
Piggy Power
R
"The rules are the only thing we've got"
Ralph Leadership
P
"I'm scared of him"
Piggy Fear