“Breaking rules isn't bad when what you're doing is more important than the rule itself”
Kim Harrison (1966) Pseudonym
Source: Once Dead, Twice Shy
“The rules!" shouted Ralph, "you're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?”
— William Golding, book Lord of the Flies
The quote "The rules!" shouted Ralph, "you're breaking the rules!" "Who cares?" is famous quote by William Golding (1911–1993), British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate.
Source: Lord of the Flies (1954), Ch. 5: Beast from Water
Context: "The rules!" shouted Ralph, "you're breaking the rules!"
"Who cares?"
Ralph summoned his wits.
"Because the rules are the only thing we've got!"
But Jack was shouting against him.
"Bollocks to the rules! We're strong — we hunt! If there's a beast, we'll hunt it down! We'll close in and beat and beat and beat —!"
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