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 More Quotes by William Golding More Quotes From William Golding I began to write when I was seven, and I have been writing off and on ever since. It is still off and on. You can say that when I am on, when I know I have a book which I am going to write, then I write two thousand words a day. That's so many pages longhand. William Golding writing two book The world, that understandable and lawful world, was slipping away. William Golding slipping lord world Graham Greene at 82 years old was still writing, and I don't think anyone can deny the force, the expertise, and the unique quality of his writing, if you take his complete oeuvre. William Golding unique writing thinking What kind of human person has a favorite eraser? William Golding kind humans persons I've come across a novel called The Palm-Wine Drinkard, by the Nigerian writer Amos Tutuola, that is really remarkable because it is a kind of fantasy of West African mythology all told in West African English which, of course, is not the same as standard English. William Golding fantasy wine west Nothing is so impenetrable as laughter in a language you don't understand. William Golding laughter language He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life,where every path was an improvisation and a considerable part of one's waking life was spent watching one's feet. William Golding feet memorable life While I am on, I can discipline myself to that extent. When I am off, I can't discipline myself at all. On the other hand, when I am off, there are so many things I like doing, it doesn't really matter. William Golding discipline matter hands The candle-buds opened their wide white flowers....Their scent spilled out into the air and took possession of the island. William Golding flower air islands I do think that art that doesn't communicate is useless. William Golding useless art thinking As soon as Oliver Twist is serialized, people who would never dream of reading [Charles] Dickens, if they hadn't seen him on their box, buy the paperback. William Golding reading dream people Among the virtues and vices that make up the British character, we have one vice, at least, that Americans ought to view with sympathy. For they appear to be the only people who share it with us. I mean our worship of the antique. I do not refer to beauty or even historical association. I refer to age, to a quantity of years. William Golding views character mean I have a confession to make. The love affair of my life has been with the Greek language. I have now reached the age when it has occurred to me that I may have read some books for the last time. I suddenly thought that there are books I cannot bear not to read again before I die. One that stands out a mile is Homer's Iliad. William Golding greek age book The writer probably knows what he meant when he wrote a book, but he should immediately forget what he meant when he's written it. William Golding writing forget book It wasn't until I was 37 that I grasped the great truth that you've got to write your own books and nobody else's, and then everything followed from there. William Golding write-your-own writing book the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. William Golding fragments lord white Of the authors writing in English, I'd mention Shakespeare and Milton. But all this is terribly high-hat and makes me sound very po-faced, I'm afraid; however, I just happen to like these enormous, swinging, great creatures. William Golding hats sound writing One's intelligence may march about and about a problem, but the solution does not come gradually into view. One moment it is not. The next it is there. William Golding learning discovery science One tries to tell a truth, and one hopes that the truth has a general application rather than just a specific one. William Golding application trying 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 vastness redemption majesty
