Roald Dahl Quotes
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
A dream is not needing anything. If it is a good one, it is waiting peaceably for ever until it is released and allowed to do its job. If it is a bad one, it is always fighting to get out.
The matter with human beans, " the BFG went on, "is that they is absolutely refusing to believe in anything unless they is actually seeing it right in front of their own schnozzles.
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.
Men were foolish and were made only so that they should die, while mountains and rivers went on for ever and did not notice the passing of time.
Children should never have baths, ’ my grandmother said. ‘It's a dangerous habit.’‘I agree, Grandmamma.
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.
Never get out of bed, never go to the window, and never look behind the curtain.
A stodgy parent is no fun at all. What a child wants and deserves is a parent who is SPARKY
She resented being told constantly that she was stupid, when she knew she wasn't.
All grown-ups appear as giants to small children. But Headmasters (and policemen) are the biggest giants of all and acquire a marvellously exaggerated stature.
We are all a great deal luckier that we realize, we usually get what we want - or near enough.
