When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.
ROALD DAHLDon’t gobblefunk around with words.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.
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Two rights don’t equal a left.
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You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.
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Don’t gobblefunk around with words.
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I’ll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.
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It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
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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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Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
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And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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We all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
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I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.
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