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All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen.

Roald Dahl

But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.
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Chance Grow Up Inspirational Work Hard
I’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.
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Come Dreams Imagination Inspirational True
When you’re old enough to write a book for children, by then you’ll have become a grown up and have lost all your jokeyness. Unless you’re an undeveloped adult and still have an enormous amount of childishness in you.
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Book Children Grow Up Joke Old Writing
Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
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Business Change Inspirational Power World
I understand what you’re saying, and your comments are valuable, but I’m gonna ignore your advice.
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Advice Comment Entrepreneur Ignorance Understand Value
The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.
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Children Inspirational Learning Look Risk Success
When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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Important Modesty Oneself Strive Truth Writing
An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.
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Biography Book Bore Detail Humour Life Person
I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.
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Beginning Enthusiasm Important Life Realize
When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk.
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Walk Writing
Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.
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Believe Finding Inspirational Magic Morning Positive
There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven’t started wondering about yet.
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Start Wonder World
Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.
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Attitute Catch Chase Fast Inspirational
A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.
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Greatmess Incident Life Number
I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.
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Annoy Children Deliberate Grow Up Humour Understand
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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Delicious Food Juice Taste Wall

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