A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it
ROALD DAHLI was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it’s impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren’t feeling twinkly yourself.
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I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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If you are good life is good.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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Don’t gobblefunk around with words.
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If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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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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Two rights don’t equal a left.
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And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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If you are good life is good.
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Human ‘beans’ is the only animals that is killing their own kind.
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If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented rollar skates.
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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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Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.
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