We all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
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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Kindness – that simple word. To be kind – it covers everything, to my mind. If you’re kind that’s it.
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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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Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
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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.
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When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: a stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is sparky.
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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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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.
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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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Rainbow drops – suck them and you can spit in six different colours.
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The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.
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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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Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
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