There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet.
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.
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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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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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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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I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.
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A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it
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Don’t gobblefunk around with words.
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What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!
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Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
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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.
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If you are good life is good.
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You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference?
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I’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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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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