A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it
ROALD DAHLThose who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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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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Sex is like nose picking. It’s fine as long as you practice it yourself, but it’s disgusting watching someone else doing it.
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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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The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious.
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A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.
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If you are good life is good.
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Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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Obscurity is never a virtue.
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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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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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It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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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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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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f I were a headmaster I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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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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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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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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Two rights don’t equal a left.
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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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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
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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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