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.
ROALD DAHLTwo hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with totally different people.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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Human ‘beans’ is the only animals that is killing their own kind.
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The snozberries taste like snozberries!
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Obscurity is never a virtue.
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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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The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.
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For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
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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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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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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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I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.
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I’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
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You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference?
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