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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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Newquay
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William Gerald Albert Golding
Sir William Gerald Golding
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The skull regarded Ralph like one who knows all the answers and won't tell.
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I began to see what people were capable of doing. Anyone who moved through those years without understanding that man produces evil as a bee produces honey, must have been blind or wrong in the head.
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At the moment of vision, the eyes see nothing.
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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.
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The beast was harmless and horrible and the news must reach the others as soon as possible.
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