“Before the Second World War I believed in the perfectibility of social man; that a correct structure of society would produce goodwill; and that therefore you could remove all social ills by a reorganisation of society. .... but after the war I did not because I was unable to. I had discovered what one man could do to another... I must say that 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...” MenWorldYearsHas BeensWarEvilSocialUnderstandingProduceBlindMovedStructureWar Of The WorldsRemoveOne ManHoneyWorld War IBeesGoodwillSecond World WarReorganisation Author:William Golding
“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.” PeopleMenYearsHas BeensEvilUnderstandingProduceCapableBlindMovedHoneyBees Author:William Golding
“I began to write when I was seven, and I have been writing off and on ever since. It is still off and on. You can say that when I am on, when I know I have a book which I am going to write, then I write two thousand words a day. That's so many pages longhand.” KnowsWritingHas BeensStillsTwoBookThousandPagesSeven Author:William Golding
“I have a confession to make. The love affair of my life has been with the Greek language. I have now reached the age when it has occurred to me that I may have read some books for the last time. I suddenly thought that there are books I cannot bear not to read again before I die. One that stands out a mile is Homer's Iliad.” MayHas BeensBookAgeLastsDiesLanguageBearsAffairMilesGreekConfessionLast TimeStanding OutLove AffairIliadBefore I Die Author:William Golding
“One thing should be put firmly. Where people have commented on that novel [The Paper Men], they generally criticize the poor academic, Rick L. Tucker, who is savaged by the author, Wilfred Barclay. I don't think people have noticed that I have been far ruder about Barclay than I have been about Tucker. Tucker is a fool, but Barclay is a swine. The author really gets his come-uppance.” PeopleThinkingMenShouldHas BeensPoorNovelOne ThingFoolPaperCriticizeAcademicSwine Author:William Golding
“I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.” ThinkingMenHas BeensWomenEqualMen And WomenFoolishSuperiorsNovelistsPretendingStrong WomenSuperiorityWomen Strength Author:William Golding
