Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with totally different people.
ROALD DAHLWhen writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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We all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
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I 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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To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.
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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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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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If you are good life is good.
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I’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
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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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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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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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You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.
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Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
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I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.
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When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.
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