But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
And above all, watch with glittering eyes the world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen. If only they would… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“The life of a writer is absolute hell compared with the life of a businessman. The writer has to force himself to… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Both Matilda and Lavender were enthralled. It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman. The writer has to force himself to… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“Words', he said, 'is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. So you must simply try to be patient… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“What’s your name?’ ‘Pilot Officer Dahl, sir.’ ‘Very well, Dahl,’ he said, weighing the package up and down in one hand. ‘This… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Words," he said, "is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
...there are no secrets unless you keep them to yourself, and this was the greatest secret I had ever had to keep… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
My darling," she said at last, are you sure you don't mind being a mouse for the rest of your life?" "I… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“There is little point in teaching anything backwards. The whole object of life, Headmistress, is to go forwards.” — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
The secret of life', he said, 'is to become very very good at somethin' that's very very 'ard to do. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“We don't hold with book-reading," Mr. Wormwood said. "You can't make a living from sitting on your fanny and reading story-books.” — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“There's no earthly way of knowing Which direction we are going There's no knowing where we're rowing Or which way the river's flowing Is… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“One of the vital things for a writer who’s writing a book, which is a lengthy project and is going to take about a… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“When Bruce Bogtrotter had eaten his way through half of the entire enormous cake, he paused for just a couple of seconds and took… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Bunkum and tummyrot! You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that. Would Columbus have discovered America if he'd said 'What if… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn't have invented rollar skates. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the night when every child and every… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
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… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty. — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
