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“It is a profound belief of mine that if you can induce a person to talk to you for long enough, on any subject whatever! sooner or later they will give themselves away.”
― After the Funeral
― After the Funeral
“... what makes things break up like they do?"
Piggy rubbed his glasses slowly and thought. When he understood how far Ralph had gone towards accepting him he flushed pinkly with pride.
"I dunno, Ralph. I expect it's him."
"Jack?"
"Jack." A taboo was evolving round that word too.
Ralph nodded solemnly.
"Yes," he said, "I suppose it must be.”
― Lord of the Flies
Piggy rubbed his glasses slowly and thought. When he understood how far Ralph had gone towards accepting him he flushed pinkly with pride.
"I dunno, Ralph. I expect it's him."
"Jack?"
"Jack." A taboo was evolving round that word too.
Ralph nodded solemnly.
"Yes," he said, "I suppose it must be.”
― Lord of the Flies
“Only you can decide what breaks you, Cursebreaker. Only you.”
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
― A Court of Wings and Ruin
“They always been making trouble, haven't they?"
The voice came near his shoulder and sounded anxious.
"We can do without 'em. We'll be happier now, won't we?”
― Lord of the Flies
The voice came near his shoulder and sounded anxious.
"We can do without 'em. We'll be happier now, won't we?”
― Lord of the Flies
“Why does crime, even when as powerful as Cæsar, and assured of being beyond punishment, strive always for the appearances of truth, justice, and virtue? Why does it take the trouble?”
― Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero
― Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero
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