‘I ought to be chief... because I'm captain chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp.’

. ‘I agree with Ralph. We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything. So we've got to do the right things.’

Don't you want to be rescued? All you can talk about is pig, pig, pig!’

. ‘I'm frightened of us. I want to go home. Oh, God. I want to go home

What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? What’s grown-ups going to think? Going off—hunting pigs—letting fires out— and now!’

I'm scared of him... and that's why I know him. If you're scared of someone you hate him but you can't stop thinking about him. You kid yourself he's all right really, an' then when you see him again; it's like asthma an' you can't breathe...’

As if it wasn't a good island... As if... the beastie, the beastie or the snake-thing, was real. Remember?’

You'll get back all right. I think so, anyway.’

Ralph took the conch from where it lay on the polished seat and held it to his lips; but then he hesitated and did not blow. He held the shell up instead and showed it to them and they understood.’

The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.’

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