The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.
ROALD DAHLA 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
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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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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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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
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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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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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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I’ve always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn’t I?
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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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What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!
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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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If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented rollar skates.
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I’m wondering what to read next.
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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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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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