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William Golding Quotes about Life

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Consider a man riding a bicycle. Whoever he is, we can say three things about him. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. Most important of all, we know

Consider a man riding a bicycle. Whoever he is, we can say three things about him. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. Most important of all, we know that if at any point between the beginning and the end of his journey he stops moving and does not get off the bicycle he will fall off it. That is a metaphor for the journey through life of any living thing, and I think of any society of living things.

William Golding
Life, Moving, Fall

Art is partly communication, but only partly. The rest is discovery.

William Golding
Inspirational, Life, Art
Jack I. Biles, William Golding (1970). “Talk: conversations with William Golding”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

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
Life, Memorable, Feet
William Golding (1954). “Lord of the Flies”, p.101, Penguin

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