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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me of school itself.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl Human ‘beans’ is the only animals that is killing their own kind.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl 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.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl lalalalalalallalalallalalalal have nothing to say.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl 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.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
Roald DahlRoald Dahl
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