Power Quotes

Who has it, who wants it, and what happens when it's wielded wisely or poorly.

25234 quotes

C
"The blood is the life."
Count Dracula
J
"Conch! Conch! We don't need the conch anymore."
Jack Merridew
J
"Piggy's specs! Piggy's specs!"
Jack Merridew
J
"Hunting is a pleasure."
Jack Merridew
J
"The tribe is the real thing."
Jack Merridew
N
"Snowball was secretly working against them"
Napoleon
M
"We cannot exert absolute control over our lives."
Marlow
M
"He had the power to charm or frighten rudimentary souls into an aggravated witch-dance."
Marlow
M
"A Voice! A voice!"
Marlow
M
"I think the knowledge of what he was, all his might, was in the name alone."
Marlow
C
"I too can love; I can love as freely as ever man can do."
Count Dracula
C
"Darkness has its own power and majesty."
Count Dracula
T
"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."
The Creature
J
"We need an army to keep the others in order."
Jack Merridew
J
"This is a hunter's job."
Jack Merridew
J
"I'm part of the real world now."
Jack Merridew
J
"The conch is a shell, and what's the shell going to do about it?"
Jack Merridew
K
"Exterminate all the brutes!"
Kurtz
T
"This is the reckoning of an exceptional man"
The Russian Trader
M
"The wilderness had patted him on the head"
Marlow
C
"The blood is the life—it has been so since the dawn of creation."
Count Dracula
J
"This is our island. It's a good island."
Jack Merridew
J
"I ought to be chief."
Jack Merridew
J
"He's not a proper chief."
Jack Merridew
T
"Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful."
The Creature
T
"You are my creator, but I am your master."
The Creature
S
"The pigs deserve more food for their mental labor."
Squealer
S
"Only pigs are smart enough to make decisions."
Squealer
P
"The conch is gone—"
Piggy
J
"There isn't anyone to help you. Only me. And I'm the Beast."
Jack Merridew