The nice thing about the queen of Flanders' daughter, had been that she did not laugh at him. A lot of people laughed at you when you went after the Questing Beast - and never caught it - but Piggy never laughed. She seemed to understand at once how interesting it was, and made several sensible suggestions about the way to trap it. Naturally, one did not pretend to be clever or anything, but it was nice not to be laughed at. One was doing one's best.

Only fools want to be great.

The bravest people are the ones who don’t mind looking like cowards.

Wars are never fought for one reason," he said. "They are fought for dozens of reasons, in a muddle.

War is like a fire. One man may start it, but it will spread all over. It is not about any one thing in particular.

It is good to put your life in other people's hands.

I am an anarchist, like any other sensible person. ~ Merlyn