But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.
ROALD DAHLBut there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.
ROALD DAHLWhen you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.
ROALD DAHLSomewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
ROALD DAHLHuman ‘beans’ is the only animals that is killing their own kind.
ROALD DAHLA little magic can take you a long way.
ROALD DAHLI doubt I would have written a line, unless some minor tragedy had sort of twisted my mind out of the normal rut.
ROALD DAHLGood writing is essentially rewriting.
ROALD DAHLA life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.
ROALD DAHLI’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
ROALD DAHLWatch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
ROALD DAHLSex is like nose picking. It’s fine as long as you practice it yourself, but it’s disgusting watching someone else doing it.
ROALD DAHLAnd don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.
ROALD DAHLThe life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
ROALD DAHLWriting is mainly perspiration, not inspiration.
ROALD DAHLAll the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen.
ROALD DAHLFairy 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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