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I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.

Roald Dahl

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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Absolute Compensation Excep Fools Freedom Master Person Soul Sure
For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
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Come Invention Pleasure Story Writing
Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.
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Children Lord Strave Strength
I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I’ll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.
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Attribution Brave Courage Generosity Human Kindness Thinking
No book ever ends, when it’s full of your friends.
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Book Ending Friendship
Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children – as long as you make them laugh as well.
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Children Fairy Tale Laugh Scare
Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
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Eyes Glitter Magic Watch World
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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Children Humour Murder Myself Old Possible
You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.
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Doubt Human Nature Relationship Rumor Sure
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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Memories School Shoes Stair
f I were a headmaster I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead.
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Chocolate History Teacher
Kindness – that simple word. To be kind – it covers everything, to my mind. If you’re kind that’s it.
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Courtesy Kindness Mind Positive
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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Desk Force Himself Scold Writing
The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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Absolute Businessman Comparison Life Writer
Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
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Birthday Children Complicated Creature Grow Up Secret
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

I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life.

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