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Roald Dahl Quotes

Whipped cream isn’t whipped cream at all if it hasnt been whipped with whips, just like poached eggs isn’t poached eggs unless it’s been stolen in the dead of the night Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage Picture Quote #1

If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely Picture Quote #1

The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast Picture Quote #1

What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this! Picture Quote #1

... and when he put his mind to it, he could make his words coil themselves around and around the listener until they held her in some sort of a mild hypnotic spell Picture Quote #1

Me is the only one what won’t be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants Picture Quote #1

There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to be Picture Quote #1

When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty Picture Quote #1

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... there are no secrets unless you keep them to yourself, and this was the greatest secret I had ever had to keep in my life so far Picture Quote #1

In any event, parents never underestimated the abilities of their own children. Quite the reverse. Sometimes it was well nigh impossible for a teacher to convince the proud father or mother that their beloved offspring was a complete nitwit Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen Picture Quote #1

And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music Picture Quote #1

I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book Picture Quote #1

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If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books Picture Quote #1

Sex is like nose picking. It’s fine as long as you practice it yourself, but it’s disgusting watching someone else doing it Picture Quote #1

I asked my mum, who’s a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death; they need it, they need to have stories that deal with death and explain it, as a place to put their fears Picture Quote #1

Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable of doing so Picture Quote #1

I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I know what children like Picture Quote #1

The fine line between roaring with laughter and crying because it’s a disaster is a very, very fine line. You see a chap slip on a banana skin in the street and you roar with laughter when he falls slap on his backside. If in doing so you suddenly see he’s broken a leg, you very quickly stop laughing and it’s not a joke anymore Picture Quote #1

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The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. It happens to be a fact that nearly every writer of fiction in the world drinks more whisky than is good for him. He does it to give himself faith hope and courage. 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 Picture Quote #1

... the more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves. If you never let them take any risks, then I believe they become very prone to injury. Boys should be allowed to climb tall trees and walk along the tops of high walls and dive into the sea from high rocks... The same with girls. I like the type of child who takes risks. Better by far than the one who never does so Picture Quote #1

Some people when they have taken too much and have been driven beyond the point of endurance, simply crumble and give up. There are others, though they are not many, who will for some reason always be unconquerable. You meet them in time of war and also in time of peace. They have an indomitable spirit and nothing, neither pain nor torture nor threat of death, will cause them to give up Picture Quote #1

I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems. I couldn’t face the embarrassment, and anyway I lack the courage. Any courage I had was knocked out of me when I was young. But now, all of sudden I have a sort of desperate wish to tell everything to somebody Picture Quote #1

By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility and speed. Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of this Picture Quote #1

I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’ Picture Quote #1

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Whipped cream isn’t whipped cream at all if it hasnt been whipped with whips, just like poached eggs isn’t poached eggs unless it’s been stolen in the dead of the night (Roald Dahl Quotes) 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 (Roald Dahl Quotes) I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn’t be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage (Roald Dahl Quotes) If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely (Roald Dahl Quotes) The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives (Roald Dahl Quotes) 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 (Roald Dahl Quotes) Perhaps it’s chasing me. But I don’t think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast (Roald Dahl Quotes) What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this! (Roald Dahl Quotes) ... and when he put his mind to it, he could make his words coil themselves around and around the listener until they held her in some sort of a mild hypnotic spell (Roald Dahl Quotes) Me is the only one what won’t be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants (Roald Dahl Quotes) There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free if you truly wish to be (Roald Dahl Quotes) When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty (Roald Dahl Quotes) ... there are no secrets unless you keep them to yourself, and this was the greatest secret I had ever had to keep in my life so far (Roald Dahl Quotes) In any event, parents never underestimated the abilities of their own children. Quite the reverse. Sometimes it was well nigh impossible for a teacher to convince the proud father or mother that their beloved offspring was a complete nitwit (Roald Dahl Quotes) 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 (Roald Dahl Quotes) All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen (Roald Dahl Quotes) And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music (Roald Dahl Quotes) I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book (Roald Dahl Quotes) If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books (Roald Dahl Quotes) Sex is like nose picking. It’s fine as long as you practice it yourself, but it’s disgusting watching someone else doing it (Roald Dahl Quotes) I asked my mum, who’s a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death; they need it, they need to have stories that deal with death and explain it, as a place to put their fears (Roald Dahl Quotes) Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable of doing so (Roald Dahl Quotes) I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I know what children like (Roald Dahl Quotes) The fine line between roaring with laughter and crying because it’s a disaster is a very, very fine line. You see a chap slip on a banana skin in the street and you roar with laughter when he falls slap on his backside. If in doing so you suddenly see he’s broken a leg, you very quickly stop laughing and it’s not a joke anymore (Roald Dahl Quotes) The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. It happens to be a fact that nearly every writer of fiction in the world drinks more whisky than is good for him. He does it to give himself faith hope and courage. 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 (Roald Dahl Quotes) ... the more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves. If you never let them take any risks, then I believe they become very prone to injury. Boys should be allowed to climb tall trees and walk along the tops of high walls and dive into the sea from high rocks... The same with girls. I like the type of child who takes risks. Better by far than the one who never does so (Roald Dahl Quotes) Some people when they have taken too much and have been driven beyond the point of endurance, simply crumble and give up. There are others, though they are not many, who will for some reason always be unconquerable. You meet them in time of war and also in time of peace. They have an indomitable spirit and nothing, neither pain nor torture nor threat of death, will cause them to give up (Roald Dahl Quotes) I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems. I couldn’t face the embarrassment, and anyway I lack the courage. Any courage I had was knocked out of me when I was young. But now, all of sudden I have a sort of desperate wish to tell everything to somebody (Roald Dahl Quotes) By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility and speed. Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of this (Roald Dahl Quotes) I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’ (Roald Dahl Quotes)

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