The prime function of the children’s book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful that the child will fall in love with it.
ROALD DAHLI have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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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Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.
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Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.
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If you are good life is good.
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If you are good life is good.
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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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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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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But it is impossible to replace a person one has loved to distraction.
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I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It’s not possible.
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What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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