To be in a world which is a hell, to be of that world and...

Quote by William Golding about world, hell, beauty, hope, man

To be in a world which is a hell, to be of that world and neither to believe in or guess at anything but that world is not merely hell but the only possible damnation: the act of a man damning himself. It may be - I hope it is - redemption to guess and perhaps perceive that the universe, the hell which we see for all its beauty, vastness, majesty, is only part of a whole which is quite unimaginable.

William Golding
Quote by William Golding about world, hell, beauty, hope, man.
William Golding

William Golding 1911 - 1993, british novelist

Also called: Sir William Gerald Golding.
Was born on: 19 sep 1911.
Died on 19 jun 1993, at 81 years old.
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