Author: William Golding

Quotes

I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men; they are far superior and always have been.

I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men; they are far superior and always have been.

- William Golding

We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.

We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.

- William Golding

He who rides the sea of the Nile must have sails woven of patience.

He who rides the sea of the Nile must have sails woven of patience.

- William Golding

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.

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

Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket.

Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket.

- William Golding

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