If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important.
ROALD DAHLAnd 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.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.
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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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If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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Don’t gobblefunk around with words.
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Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable.
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it’s impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren’t feeling twinkly yourself.
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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Obscurity is never a virtue.
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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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Kindness – that simple word. To be kind – it covers everything, to my mind. If you’re kind that’s it.
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Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.
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