Lord of the Flies-quotes Flashcards
“We can’t have everybody talking at once. We’ll have to have ‘Hands up’ like at school.”
Ralph
“I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s sepaking.”
Ralph
“And he won’t be interupted. Except by me.”
Ralph
“Choir! Stand still!”
Jack
“He’s not fatty, his real name’s Piggy!”
Ralph
“I ought to be chief, because I’m chapter chorister ad head boy. I can sing C sharp.”
Jack
“We’ll have rules! Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks ‘em-“
Jack
“Daddy said they haven’t found all the animals in the sea yet.”
Maurice
“What I mean is…maybe it’s only us.” “We could be sort of…”
Simon
“Grownups know things,” “They ain’t afraid of the dark. They’d meet and have tea and discuss. Then things ‘ud be all right-“
Piggy
“Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong-we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat-!”
Jack
“My auntie told me not to run, on acount of my asthma.”
Piggy
“I could swim when I was five. Daddy taught me. He’s a commander in the Navy. When he gets leave he’ll come and rescue us.”
Ralph
“All the same. You’ll get back all right. I think so, anyway.”
Simon
“The Vicarage, Harcourt St. Anthony, Hants, telephone, telephone, tele-“
Percivle
“They let the bloody fire go out.”
Ralph
“We can help them to fnd us. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire.”
Ralph
“My specs!” “Give me my specs!”
Piggy
