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A 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.

Roald Dahl

Then suddenly, he was struck by a powerful but simple little truth, and it was this: that English grammar is governed by rules that are almost mathematical in their strictness!
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English Mathematics Powerful Rule Simplicity Strict Truth
A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.
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Greatmess Incident Life Number
Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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Choose Important Inspirational Power
Human ‘beans’ is the only animals that is killing their own kind.
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Animal Human Kill
I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.
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Book Care Finish Hate Reading Story
I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.
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Advice Comment Entrepreneur Ignorance Understand Value
The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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Absolute Businessman Comparison Life Writer
I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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Facility Speed Suspicious Writing
If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.
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Calender Extra Humour Remove
A 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.
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Come Demand Fear Fiction Ideas Writer
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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Attribution Brave Courage Generosity Human Kindness Thinking
The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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Book Business Greatness Hide Place Secret
You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.
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Doubt Human Nature Relationship Rumor Sure
I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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Beginning Enthusiasm Important Life Realize
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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Chance Grow Up Inspirational Work Hard
We make realities out of our dreams and dreams out of our realities. We are the dreamers of the dream.
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Dreamer Dreams Inspirational Reality

A 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.

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