It may be -- I hope it is -- redemption to guess and perhaps perceive that the universe, the hell which we see for all its beauty, vastness, majesty, is only part of a whole which is quite unimaginable. William Golding More Quotes by William Golding More Quotes From William Golding An orotundity, which I define as Nobelitis a pomposity in which one is treated as representative of more than oneself by someone conscious of representing more than himself. William Golding treated representatives conscious The skull regarded Ralph like one who knows all the answers and won't tell. William Golding skulls answers knows His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink. William Golding taken struggle memories Philosophy and Religion-what are they when the wind blows and the water gets up in lumps? William Golding blow wind philosophy The Navy's a very gentlemanly business. You fire at the horizon to sink a ship and then you pull people out of the water and say, 'Frightfully sorry, old chap.' William Golding fire sorry people A star appeared...and was momentarily eclipsed by some movement. William Golding movement stars And I've been wearing specs since I was three. William Golding specs asthma three Malcolm Bradbury made the point, and I don't know whether it's a valid one or not, that the real English at the moment is not the English spoken in England or in America or even in Canada or Australia or New Zealand. The real English is the English which is a second language, so that it's rather like Latin in the days of the Roman Empire when people had their own languages, but had Latin in order to communicate. William Golding real latin order The water rose further and dressed Simon's coarse hair with brightness. The line of his cheek silvered and the turn of his shoulder became sculptured marble. William Golding rose hair water I'm not a critic so much of my own writing. People must make up their own minds over that. William Golding mind writing people I also know Patrick White in Australia, both personally and as a writer, and Salman Rushdie in India. William Golding australia india white Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against this as a method, but it is not what English writers do. William Golding method Maybe half a dozen think they are a community, but, in general terms, I think English writers tend to face outwards, away from each other, and write in their own patch, as it were. William Golding community writing thinking For a small island [Great Britain], the place is remarkably diverse. William Golding diverse britain islands Then you have people coming up like Malcolm Bradbury, a relatively young writer who deals with the academic scene and deals with it, I think, brilliantly. William Golding young-writers people thinking 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. William Golding writing bird jobs As far as the novel is concerned in my own country, I think it's in a pretty healthy state. William Golding healthy country thinking Heaven lies around us in our infancy. William Golding infancy heaven lying He doesn't mind if he dies... indeed, he would like to die; but yet he fears to fall. He would welcome a long sleep; but not at the price of falling to it. William Golding fear sleep fall What could be safer than the bus center with its lamps and wheels? William Golding bus lamps wheels
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