The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
ROALD DAHLPerhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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.
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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.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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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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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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Some children are spoiled and it is not their fault, it is their parents.
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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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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.
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Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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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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And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.
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