Good writing is essentially rewriting.
ROALD DAHLIf you are good life is good.
More Roald Dahl Quotes
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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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A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.
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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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I’ve always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn’t I?
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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Life is more fun if you play games.
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The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.
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And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you’ve got humour.
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Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.
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Obscurity is never a virtue.
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If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn’t have invented rollar skates.
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It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
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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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We all have our moments of brilliance and glory.
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