Roald Dahl, Matilda 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.
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.
I'm wondering what to read next." Matilda said. "I've finished all the children's books.
I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it.
There are many things that make a man irritable when he arrives home from work in the evening and a sensible wife will usually notice the storm-signals and will leave him alone until he simmers down.
So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea.
You seemed so far away, " Miss Honey whispered, awestruck."Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings, " Matilda said. "It was wonderful.
I'm afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are. You will learn that when you get a bit older, my girl.
She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't.