“What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?”

“Are we savages or what?”

“We're not savages. We're English.”

“If I blow the conch and they don't come back; then we've had it. We shan't keep the fire going. We'll be like animals. We'll never be rescued.""If you don't blow, we'll soon be animals anyway.”

“We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.”

“We have to face it at last. We're not all human.”

“What kind of human person has a favorite eraser?”