Then 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!
ROALD DAHLI’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy today if a doctor threw a towel in your face and jumped on you with a knife.
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I’ve always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn’t I?
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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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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An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.
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When you’re old enough to write a book for children, by then you’ll have become a grown up and have lost all your jokeyness. Unless you’re an undeveloped adult and still have an enormous amount of childishness in you.
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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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Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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Life is more fun if you play games.
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To shipbrokers, coal was black gold.
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Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
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The snozberries taste like snozberries!
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