Before the Second World War, I believed in the perfectability of social man; that a correct structure of society produced goodwill; and that, therefore, you could remove all social ills by a reorganisation of society. It is possible that I believe something of the same again; but after the war, I did not because I was unable to. William Golding Read Quote
My yesterdays walk with me. They keep step, they are gray faces that peer over my shoulder. William Golding Read Quote
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 Read Quote
The journey of life is like a man riding a bicycle. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. We know that if he stops moving and does not get off he will fall off. William Golding Read Quote