The skull regarded Ralph like one who knows all the answers and won't tell.
Are we savages or what?
Nothing is so impenetrable as laughter in a language you don't understand.
The mask was a thing on it's own, behind which Jack hid, liberated from shame and self-conciousness.
Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket.
While I am on, I can discipline myself to that extent. When I am off, I can't discipline myself at all. On the other hand, when I am off, there are so many things I like doing, it doesn't really matter.