Lord of the Flies Quotes

Piggy: We did everything just the way grownups would have. Why didn't it work? Things would be much better here if it wasn't for him. I wish he was dead.

Ralph: No, you don't.

Piggy: I do! We could just give up and join his tribe. Then we'd at least be with the others.

Ralph: No, Piggy.

Piggy: Ralph... I can't see.

Ralph: I know.

Larry: Sir, are you the leader?

Eric, Twin #2: Jack's the oldest

Pablo: But Ralph's the colonel

Pablo: [group voices votes for Ralph]

Jack Merridew: I guess you just won the election.

Ralph: It doesn't matter who's in charge. We've just got to work together. First, we build a camp.

Tony: What are we gonna do with thieves when we catch them?

Ralph: We can't have kids stealing and just running wild. We're going to have to have stricter rules and hand out demerits... I guess.

Piggy: We might have to live here for a long time! Maybe the rest of our lives! If we are stuck here until we get old, then we can't go on acting like kids! We've gotta be sensible and make things work!

Ralph: [looking up] No!

[a rock is pushed off the cliff above, killing Piggy]

Ralph: You're not gonna get away with this.

Jack Merridew: Yeah? And what are you gonna do, huh? What are you gonna do about it? You're out of it pal, you're on your own.

[all are marching and singing in cadence. One sings a sentence, the others repeat it]

Luke: Mama, mama can't you see? / What the Army's done to me? / They put me in a barber's chair. / Spun me 'round, I had no hair./ I used to drive a Cadillac. / Now I'm marching in a pack. / I used to drive a Chevrolet. / Now I'm marching for my pay. / They took away my T.V. / Got me doing I.T.

[last lines]

[Ralph and the boys come out of the jungle where they encounter a Marine officer and several marine soldiers on the beach]

Marine Officer: What are you guys doing?

Jack Merridew: What won't matter?

Piggy: Whether we get rescued

Jack Merridew: You better start learning to live with yourself, because we ain't gonna get rescued

Piggy: What are you talking about?

Jack Merridew: Just being logical, a plane goes down in the middle of the ocean, theres no wreckage, who's gonna find us?

Piggy: Why don't you just shut up!

Jack Merridew: Are you telling me to shut up?

Piggy: What we need around here is positive people, not people trying to scare people!

Jack Merridew: What we don't need around here is you shitbrain!

Sam, Twin #1: His name's not shitbrain, It's Piggy!

Jack Merridew: Yeah Piggy!

Ralph: Shut up! Everybody just shut up!

Jack Merridew: Whats this dumbshit I hear about a monster? We're gonna have to send you back to kindergarten!

Larry: I'm serious.

Jack Merridew: Ok what kind of monster? Did it have fur and poison fangs, or long slimy tentacles?

Larry: It growled and it came out of me and it's mouth, it was wet.

Luke: Maybe it was a bear.

Roger: Sounds more like a reptile.

Jack Merridew: Sounds more like bullshit.

Jack Merridew: Rodge, you okay, man? That was some jump.

Roger: I got him. Right up his ass.

Sam, Twin #1, Eric, Twin #2, Pablo, Andy: Up the ass!

Will: Come on, cut it out!

Ralph: Stop it!

Will: You dorks, it hurt!

Sam, Twin #1: I know it hurt.

Ralph: The reason I'm calling this assembly is, too many people are screwing around when they should be working! I mean there's a bunch of things, some kids don't even know when to use the bathroom!

Tony: Yeah. There's this one kid the other day, he took a shit in his pants and then sat in it, I'm not naming names because it's possible Mikey couldn't help it!

Ralph: Great, killed a pig. Face it Jack, you fucked up! We could've been rescued!

Jack Merridew: Back off man, I'm sick of your shit and so's my gang!

Ralph: *Your* gang? What's that supposed to mean?

Jack Merridew: What it means colonel, is that if you know what's good for you, you'll stop trying to run everything!

Jack Merridew: Whats the matter, tits! Were you afraid to bring it with you? Anyway the conch doesn't count anymore, Miss Piggy-tits!

Ralph: Stop that!

Jack Merridew: Nobody's interested in you and your fucking conch! Why don't you take your fat friend and shove off! You've had all the meat you can eat. Come on, hunters! Roger's the pig!