Then suddenly, he was struck by a powerful but simple little truth, and it was this: that English grammar is governed by rules that are almost mathematical in their strictness!
ROALD DAHLWe all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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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We make realities out of our dreams and dreams out of our realities. We are the dreamers of the dream.
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Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English.
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Don’t gobblefunk around with words.
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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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lalalalalalallalalallalalalal have nothing to say.
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Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.
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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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The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.
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To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.
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I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.
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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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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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Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home.
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