And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.
ROALD DAHLI’ve always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn’t I?
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.
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If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented rollar skates.
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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy today if a doctor threw a towel in your face and jumped on you with a knife.
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When you’re old enough to write a book for children, by then you’ll have become a grown up and have lost all your jokeyness. Unless you’re an undeveloped adult and still have an enormous amount of childishness in you.
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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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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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The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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Life is more fun if you play games.
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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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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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