When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
ROALD DAHLSomewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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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Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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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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For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
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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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A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.
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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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I’ve always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn’t I?
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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.
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.
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I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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I’m wondering what to read next.
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Me is the only one what won’t be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants.
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