Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
ROALD DAHLIf I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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Life is more fun if you play games.
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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!
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But it is impossible to replace a person one has loved to distraction.
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We all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
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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 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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Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.
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When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.
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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.
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If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
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I’m wondering what to read next.
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I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.
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If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented rollar skates.
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