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Roald Dahl
13 quotes
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...”
- “The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman. The writer has to force himself to work He ...”
- “Bunkum and tummyrot! You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that. Would Columbus have discovered Ame...”
- “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and ...”
- “I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be...”
- “And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in t...”
- “A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, ...”
- “So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase o...”
- “So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf o...”
- “Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sha...”
- “If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”
- “Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.”
- “Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”