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The 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.

Roald Dahl

For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
ROALD DAHL

Come Invention Pleasure Story Writing
Kindness – that simple word. To be kind – it covers everything, to my mind. If you’re kind that’s it.
ROALD DAHL

Courtesy Kindness Mind Positive
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.
ROALD DAHL

Advantage Book Comfortable Excitement Kids Learning Passion Reading
Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.
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Diary English Father Perfection Writing
You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference?
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Book Difference Look
Me is the only one what won’t be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants.
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Eat Giant
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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Believe Finding Inspirational Magic Morning Positive
An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.
ROALD DAHL

Biography Book Bore Detail Humour Life Person
The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it.
ROALD DAHL

Alcohol Need Room Writer
If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
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Business Face Goodness Inspirational Positive Shine Sun
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.
ROALD DAHL

Away Beg Book Place Television Throw Wall
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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Delicious Food Juice Taste Wall
Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children – as long as you make them laugh as well.
ROALD DAHL

Children Fairy Tale Laugh Scare
Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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Choose Important Inspirational Power
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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Disguise Humour Nose Practice Sex Watch Yourself
Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
ROALD DAHL

Alcohol Candy Humour One Liner Quick

The 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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The 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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