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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.

Roald Dahl

When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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Important Modesty Oneself Strive Truth Writing
I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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Finding Impossible Problem Talk
You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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Book Children Humour Writing
Kindness – that simple word. To be kind – it covers everything, to my mind. If you’re kind that’s it.
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Courtesy Kindness Mind Positive
A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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Inspirational One Liner Person Positive Ugly
I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It’s not possible.
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Children Humour Murder Myself Old Possible
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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Away Beg Book Place Television Throw Wall
Careful those who fight with monsters, that they might become monsters themeselves.
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Care Character Fight Monster
A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it
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Absolute Compensation Excep Fools Freedom Master Person Soul Sure
But it is impossible to replace a person one has loved to distraction.
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Distraction Impossible Love Person replace
The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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Book Business Greatness Hide Place Secret
Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with totally different people.
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Different Drain Fiction Leaving People Place Writing
The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.
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Children Inspirational Learning Look Risk Success
Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
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Eyes Glitter Magic Watch World
We make realities out of our dreams and dreams out of our realities. We are the dreamers of the dream.
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Dreamer Dreams Inspirational Reality
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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Business Eyes Greatness Hide Inspirational Place Secret World

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