THE WATER in Classic Quotes

1  Henry was surprised by the plopping sounds in the water.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

2  He spilt the water and leapt to his feet, laughing excitedly.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

3  He went down the beach and busied himself at the water's edge.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

4  Then he sat back and looked at the water with bright, excited eyes.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

5  The fair boy began to pick his way as casually as possible toward the water.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

6  Piggy rose dripping from the water and stood naked, cleaning his glasses with a sock.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

7  He picked his way to the seaward edge of the platform and stood looking down into the water.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

8  Ralph pulled himself out of the water, stood facing Piggy, and considered this unusual problem.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

9  A rounded patch of sunlight fell on his face and a brightness appeared in the depths of the water.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

10  The stone, that token of preposterous time, bounced five yards to Henry's right and fell in the water.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

11  The two boys trotted down the beach, and, turning at the water's edge, looked back at the pink mountain.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER THREE Huts on the Beach

12  Piggy took off his shoes and socks, ranged them carefully on the ledge, and tested the water with one toe.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

13  He tore out the stem and began to poke about in the water, while the brilliant fish flicked away on this side and that.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

14  He undid the snake-clasp of his belt, lugged off his shorts and pants, and stood there naked, looking at the dazzling beach and the water.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell

15  There were creatures that lived in this last fling of the sea, tiny transparencies that came questing in with the water over the hot, dry sand.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

16  He squatted on his hams at the water's edge, bowed, with a shock of hair falling over his forehead and past his eyes, and the afternoon sun emptied down invisible arrows.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair

17  The beach between the palm terrace and the water was a thin stick, endless apparently, for to Ralph's left the perspectives of palm and beach and water drew to a point at infinity; and always, almost visible, was the heat.

Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell