I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
ROALD DAHLGive us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.
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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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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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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.
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Writing is mainly perspiration, not inspiration.
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There is no place I know that compares to pure imagination.
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Human ‘beans’ is the only animals that is killing their own kind.
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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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Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
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Don’t gobblefunk around with words.
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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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The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.
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If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important.
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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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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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