--- title: "15 Littles Quotes By Roald Dahl" description: "15 Littles quotes by Roald Dahl. Plus more from Roald Dahl and more Littles sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/roald-dahl-899_funny_we-have-so-much-time-and-so-little-to-do_1640485.jpg" --- > [We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/we-have-so-much-time-and-so-little-to-do-strike-that-reverse-it/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/roald-dahl-899_funny_we-have-so-much-time-and-so-little-to-do_1640485.jpg) > [A little magic can take you a long way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/a-little-magic-can-take-you-a-long-way/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/roald-dahl-899_littles_a-little-magic-can-take-you-a-long-way-1_1783690.jpg) > [Titchy little snapperwhippers like you should not be higgling around with an old sage and onions who is hundreds of years more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/titchy-little-snapperwhippers-like-you-should-not-be-higgling-around/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/851/roald-dahl-899_like-you_titchy-little-snapperwhippers-like-you-s_1727091.jpg) > [I've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn't I?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/i-ve-always-said-to-myself-that-if-a-little-pocket-calculator-can-do/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/roald-dahl-899_calculators_i-ve-always-said-to-myself-that-if-a-lit_1146693.jpg) > [I go down to my little hut, where it's tight and dark and warm, and within minutes I can go back to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/i-go-down-to-my-little-hut-where-it-s-tight-and-dark-and-warm-and/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ea/roald-dahl-899_again_i-go-down-to-my-little-hut-where-it-s-ti_2670608.jpg) > [Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/do-you-know-what-breakfast-cereal-is-made-of-it-s-made-of-all-those/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/roald-dahl-899_breakfast_do-you-know-what-breakfast-cereal-is-mad_2217369.jpg) > [You ignorant little slug!" the Trunchbull bellowed. "You witless weed! You empty-headed hamster! You stupid glob of glue!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/you-ignorant-little-slug-the-trunchbull-bellowed-you-witless-weed-you/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a7/roald-dahl-899_empty_you-ignorant-little-slug-the-trunchbull_667328.jpg) > [A whizzpopper!" cried the BFG, beaming at her. "Us giants is making whizzpoppers all the time! Whizzpopping is a sign of happiness.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/a-whizzpopper-cried-the-bfg-beaming-at-her-us-giants-is-making/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a3/roald-dahl-899_beans_a-whizzpopper-cried-the-bfg-beaming-at-h_2741147.jpg) > [Then suddenly, he was struck by a powerful but simple little truth, and it was this: that English grammar is governed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/then-suddenly-he-was-struck-by-a-powerful-but-simple-little-truth-and/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d8/roald-dahl-899_english-grammar_then-suddenly-he-was-struck-by-a-powerfu_911842.jpg) > [I regard each sentence as a little wheel... Now and again I try to put a really big one next to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/i-regard-each-sentence-as-a-little-wheel-now-and-again-i-try-to-put-a/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/roald-dahl-899_bigs_i-regard-each-sentence-as-a-little-wheel_333711.jpg) > [The little pig began to pray But Wolfie blew his house away. He shouted, "Bacon, Pork, and Ham! Oh what a lucky…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/the-little-pig-began-to-pray-but-wolfie-blew-his-house-away-he/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0a/roald-dahl-899_ham_the-little-pig-began-to-pray-but-wolfie_1474253.jpg) > [Its a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/its-a-funny-thing-about-mothers-and-fathers-even-when-their-own-child/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/roald-dahl-899_blisters_its-a-funny-thing-about-mothers-and-fath_1504405.jpg) > [The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives. She went on olden-day sailing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/the-books-transported-her-into-new-worlds-and-introduced-her-to/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a93/roald-dahl-899_amazing-people_the-books-transported-her-into-new-world_364127.jpg) > [There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/there-are-many-other-little-refinements-too-mr-bohlen-you-ll-see-them/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b22/roald-dahl-899_clever_there-are-many-other-little-refinements_3126532.jpg) > [I therefore invite you all," Mr Fox went on, 'to stay here with me for ever.' For ever!' they cried. 'My goodness!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/i-therefore-invite-you-all-mr-fox-went-on-to-stay-here-with-me-for/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/roald-dahl-899_badgers_i-therefore-invite-you-all-mr-fox-went-o_821990.jpg) ## Other authors on Littles ## More by Roald Dahl > [Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/nowadays-you-can-go-anywhere-in-the-world-in-a-few-hours-and-nothing/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the way. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/when-i-walked-to-school-in-the-mornings-i-would-start-out-alone-but/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/there-s-no-earthly-way-of-knowing-which-direction-we-are-going-there/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/one-of-the-vital-things-for-a-writer-who-s-writing-a-book-which-is-a/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [“When Bruce Bogtrotter had eaten his way through half of the entire enormous cake, he paused for just a couple of seconds and took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/when-bruce-bogtrotter-had-eaten-his-way-through-half-of-the-entire/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [Eschew all those beastly adjectives...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/eschew-all-those-beastly-adjectives/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/bunkum-and-tummyrot-you-ll-never-get-anywhere-if-you-go-about-what/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn't have invented rollar skates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/if-the-good-lord-intended-for-us-to-walk-he-wouldn-t-have-invented/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the night when every child and every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/the-witching-hour-somebody-had-once-whispered-to-her-was-a-special/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/those-who-don-t-believe-in-magic-will-never-find-it/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/but-there-was-one-other-thing-that-the-grown-ups-also-knew-and-it-was/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/when-writing-about-oneself-one-must-strive-to-be-truthful-truth-is/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [“the world is a scary place for such a small child”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/the-world-is-a-scary-place-for-such-a-small-child/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [And above all, watch with glittering eyes the world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/and-above-all-watch-with-glittering-eyes-the-world-around-you-because/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) > [“We must hurry!’ said Mr. Wonka. ‘We have so much time and so little to do! No! Wait! Strike that! Reverse it!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/we-must-hurry-said-mr-wonka-we-have-so-much-time-and-so-little-to-do/) [Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/littles/roald-dahl/#itemlist", "name": "15 Littles Quotes By Roald Dahl", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We have so much time and so little to do. 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