It is useless to meet revenge with revenge; it will heal nothing.
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
By now, Ralph had no self-consciousness in public thinking but would treat the day’s decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player.
Unless we get frightened of people.
However Simon thought of the beast, there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick.
You’re acting like a crowd of kids.
It’s time some people knew they’ve got to keep quiet and leave deciding things to the rest of us.
You’ll get back.
Life … is scientific, that’s what it is. In a year or two when the war’s over they’ll be traveling to Mars and back. I know there isn’t no beast – not with claws and all that, I mean – but I know there isn’t no fear either… Unless… Unless we get frightened of people.
I’m chief. I’ll go. Don’t argue.
Look at us! How many are we? And yet we can’t keep a fire going to make smoke. Don’t you understand? Can’t you see we ought to – out to die before we let the fire out?
Grownups know things,' said Piggy. 'They ain’t afraid of the dark. They’d meet and have tea and discuss. Then things ‘ud be all right—'