I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I’ll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.
ROALD DAHLSome children are spoiled and it is not their fault, it is their parents.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!
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Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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If you are good life is good.
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The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.
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Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It’s made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!
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A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.
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Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It’s not possible.
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Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
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Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children – as long as you make them laugh as well.
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The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn’t go to his desk at all there is nobody to scold him.
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We all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
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