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.
ROALD DAHLCandy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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 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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Life is more fun if you play games.
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If you are good life is good.
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The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious.
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If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.
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And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.
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You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.
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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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If you are good life is good.
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You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference?
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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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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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Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.
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I’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
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