I’ve always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn’t I?
ROALD DAHLThen 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!
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But it is impossible to replace a person one has loved to distraction.
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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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Life is more fun if you play games.
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I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me of school itself.
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It’s a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.
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Kindness – that simple word. To be kind – it covers everything, to my mind. If you’re kind that’s it.
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Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.
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I’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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Sex is like nose picking. It’s fine as long as you practice it yourself, but it’s disgusting watching someone else doing it.
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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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It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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