Quotes by William Golding

William Golding

William Golding

British writer

Lived from: 1911 - 1993

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited Kingdom

Born: 19 september 1911 Died: 19 june 1993

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  • Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of.
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  • I am astonished at the ease with which uninformed persons come to a settled, a passionate opinion when they have no grounds for judgment.
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  • It's simpler to believe in a miracle.
    The Spire
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  • Novelists do not write as birds sing, by the push of nature. It is part of the job that there should be much routine and some daily stuff on the level of carpentry.
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  • Sleep is when all the unsorted stuff comes flying out as from a dustbin upset in a high wind.
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  • The greatest ideas are the simplest.
    Lord of the Flies
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  • The thing is - fear can't hurt you any more than a dream.
    Lord of the Flies
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  • The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it.
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  • We're not savages. We're English.
    Lord of the Flies
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  • What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?
    Lord of the Flies
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  • Which is better: to have laws and agree, or to hunt and kill?
    Lord of the Flies
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What are the most famous quotes from William Golding?

The two most famous quotes from William Golding are:

  • "Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of."
  • "I am astonished at the ease with which uninformed persons come to a settled, a passionate opinion when they have no grounds for judgment."

When did William Golding live?

William Golding was born in 1911 and died in the year 1993.