The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.
ROALD DAHLIt is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
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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.
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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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Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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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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But it is impossible to replace a person one has loved to distraction.
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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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Me is the only one what won’t be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants.
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For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
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When I first thought about writing the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I never originally meant to have children in it at all!
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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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