When I first thought about writing the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I never originally meant to have children in it at all!
ROALD DAHLThere is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to be.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.
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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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Careful those who fight with monsters, that they might become monsters themeselves.
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We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.
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I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.
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Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.
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A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it
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f I were a headmaster I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead.
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The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious.
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If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important.
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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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It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.
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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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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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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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