I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me of school itself.
ROALD DAHLA writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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When I first thought about writing the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I never originally meant to have children in it at all!
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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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There is no place I know that compares to pure imagination.
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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I doubt I would have written a line, unless some minor tragedy had sort of twisted my mind out of the normal rut.
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If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.
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Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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Life is more fun if you play games.
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You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.
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If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
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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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f I were a headmaster I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead.
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Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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