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 DAHLf I were a headmaster I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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The snozberries taste like snozberries!
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f I were a headmaster I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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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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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
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We all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
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Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appreciate the delights of living at home.
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Writing is mainly perspiration, not inspiration.
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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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A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.
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Careful those who fight with monsters, that they might become monsters themeselves.
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I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems.
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