Memorable Lord Of The Flies Quotes On Human Nature

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"The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist."
William Golding, Lord of the Flies
"The greatest ideas are the simplest."
William Golding
"We are all humans, we can all be savages."
William Golding, Lord of the Flies
"Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us."
William Golding, Lord of the Flies
"The rules are the only thing that makes us civilized."
William Golding, Lord of the Flies
"The true test of civilization is whether it can survive the darker sides of human nature."
William Golding
"I wanted to be a part of this society; it was the first time I really understood how to interact with people."
William Golding
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"What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
William Golding, paraphrasing Shakespeare
"Fear can't hurt you any more than a dream."
William Golding, Lord of the Flies
"We’ve got to make smoke up there—or die."
William Golding, Lord of the Flies
"The mind is the greatest thing that sets us apart from the animals."
William Golding
"You can’t hold a torch to the world without burning your own hand."
William Golding
"Nobody can speak for the dead. Nothing is harder than the truth."
William Golding
"The only thing we are certain of is that we are uncertain."
William Golding
"We are all savages under the veneer of civilization."
William Golding
"The darkness of man's heart is a fearsome thing."
William Golding
"The beast is a thing that makes us repent."
William Golding
"To be human is to be flawed; there can be no Utopia."
William Golding
"Man produces evil as a bee produces honey."
William Golding
"For the first time, I understood that we could kill one another, even if we loved each other."
William Golding
"It's the law of the jungle—eternal and unforgiving."
William Golding
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"The end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart."
William Golding
"The only way to deal with fear is to confront it."
William Golding
"Hope is a fragile thing but it is ultimately our most prized possession."
William Golding
"The consequences of man's actions lead to the loss of innocence."
William Golding
"We organize ourselves into communities for protection against our very own nature."
William Golding
"The boys had become savages, and there was no turning back."
William Golding

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