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For a small island [Great Britain], the place is remarkably diverse.
William Golding
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William Golding
Age: 81 †
Born: 1911
Born: September 19
Died: 1993
Died: June 19
Novelist
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William Gerald Albert Golding
Sir William Gerald Golding
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People don't help much.
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Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!
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How would I myself live in this proposed society? How long would it be before I went stark staring mad?
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He lost himself in a maze of thoughts that were rendered vague by his lack of words to express them. Frowning, he tried again.
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