Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset. Roald Dahl More Quotes by Roald Dahl More Quotes From Roald Dahl Poor Earthworm,' the Ladybird said, whispering in James's ear. 'He loves to make everything into a disaster. He hates to be happy. He is only happy when he is gloomy. Roald Dahl whispering hate ears The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. Roald Dahl book people world You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of. Roald Dahl should doubt When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We would set out together after school across the village green. Roald Dahl morning boys school Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more. Roald Dahl fabulous hours world But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there. Roald Dahl lucky might life 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 mothers-day mom children For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories. Roald Dahl pleasure stories writing There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity; maybe it's a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean there is always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn't just pick on them for no reason. Roald Dahl generosity character mean Obscurity is never a virtue. Roald Dahl obscurity virtue Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker. Roald Dahl dandy candy There is no place I know that compares to pure imagination. Roald Dahl compare imagination knows A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not. Roald Dahl fiction new-day ideas A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. Roald Dahl positive-attitude ugly book 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 stories fifty writing A whizzpopper!" cried the BFG, beaming at her. "Us giants is making whizzpoppers all the time! Whizzpopping is a sign of happiness. It is music in our ears! You surely is not telling me that a little whizzpopping if forbidden among human beans? Roald Dahl giants ears littles Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with totally different people. Roald Dahl writing two people Writing is mainly perspiration, not inspiration. Roald Dahl perspiration inspiration writing Then suddenly, he was struck by a powerful but simple little truth, and it was this: that English grammar is governed by rules that are almost mathematical in their strictness! Roald Dahl powerful simple english-grammar If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important. Roald Dahl reading book children
