For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
ROALD DAHLI am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It’s not possible.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.
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No book ever ends, when it’s full of your friends.
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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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Two rights don’t equal a left.
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I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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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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I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.
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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!
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