If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.
ROALD DAHLI began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.
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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.
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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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But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.
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We make realities out of our dreams and dreams out of our realities. We are the dreamers of the dream.
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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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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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It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.
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Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home.
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Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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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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