For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
ROALD DAHLThe prime function of the children’s book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful that the child will fall in love with it.
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Kindness – that simple word. To be kind – it covers everything, to my mind. If you’re kind that’s 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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Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.
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You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference?
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Me is the only one what won’t be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants.
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Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.
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The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it.
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If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
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So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.
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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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Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children – as long as you make them laugh as well.
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Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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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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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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