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!
ROALD DAHLThe 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.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.
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Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It’s made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
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Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
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Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
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The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn’t go to his desk at all there is nobody to scold him.
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Sex is like nose picking. It’s fine as long as you practice it yourself, but it’s disgusting watching someone else doing it.
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The prime function of the children’s book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful that the child will fall in love with it.
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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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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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I’m wondering what to read next.
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No book ever ends, when it’s full of your friends.
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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