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 DAHLCandy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it.
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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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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.
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Writing is mainly perspiration, not inspiration.
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We all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
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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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To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.
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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 have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important.
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