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.
ROALD DAHLYou can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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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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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The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it.
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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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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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There is no place I know that compares to pure imagination.
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Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
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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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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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If you are good life is good.
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When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: a stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is sparky.
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I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I’ll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.
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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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The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.
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