William Golding

 

Golding in greyish-white jumper with Roger's older brothers: Nick and Laurie.

From Lord of the Flies

Ralph did a surface dive and swam under water with his eyes open; the sandy edge of the pool loomed up like a hillside. He turned over, holding his nose, and a golden light danced and shattered just over his face. Piggy was looking determined and began to take off his shorts. Presently he was palely and fatly naked. He tiptoed down the sandy side of the pool, and sat there up to his neck in water smiling proudly at Ralph.


    "Aren't you going to swim?"

    Piggy shook his head.

    "I can't swim. I wasn't allowed. My asthma—"

    "Sucks to your ass-mar!"

John Ashbery

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