When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.
ROALD DAHLCandy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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.
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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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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If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: a stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is sparky.
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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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Human ‘beans’ is the only animals that is killing their own kind.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.
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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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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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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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