The prime function of the children’s book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful that the child will fall in love with it.
ROALD DAHLGrown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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Sex is like nose picking. It’s fine as long as you practice it yourself, but it’s disgusting watching someone else doing it.
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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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Kindness – that simple word. To be kind – it covers everything, to my mind. If you’re kind that’s it.
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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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Human ‘beans’ is the only animals that is killing their own kind.
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I’ve always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn’t I?
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.
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The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it.
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If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.
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