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title: "31 Roald Dahl Quotes by 29 authors"
description: "Browse 31 Roald Dahl quotes by 29 authors. Discover the best Roald Dahl sayings and thoughts."
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> [I love Roald Dahl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyra-banks/i-love-roald-dahl/)

[Tyra Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyra-banks/)

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> [Any conversation including the mention of Roald Dahl, Ray Bradbury, or Emily Dickinson is one worth getting into or at least eavesdropping.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-roff/any-conversation-including-the-mention-of-roald-dahl-ray-bradbury-or/)

[Don Roff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-roff/)

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> [If you go back to, say, the Brothers Grimm or Roald Dahl, you see so much darkness in children's material.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/if-you-go-back-to-say-the-brothers-grimm-or-roald-dahl-you-see-so/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

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> [I love Roald Dahl, Sharon Olds, Nizar Qabbani, who is a poet, and Junot Diaz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rupi-kaur/i-love-roald-dahl-sharon-olds-nizar-qabbani-who-is-a-poet-and-junot/)

[Rupi Kaur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rupi-kaur/)

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> [I can remember exactly where I sat when my teacher first read Roald Dahl's 'James and the Giant Peach'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-eggers/i-can-remember-exactly-where-i-sat-when-my-teacher-first-read-roald/)

[Dave Eggers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-eggers/)

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> [“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” Roald Dahl (1916–1990)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rhonda-byrne/those-who-don-t-believe-in-magic-will-never-find-it-roald-dahl-1916/)

[Rhonda Byrne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rhonda-byrne/)

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> [I was very excited to do 'The Witches.' It was with one of my favorite directors, Nick Roeg, and I loved his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anjelica-huston/i-was-very-excited-to-do-the-witches-it-was-with-one-of-my-favorite/)

[Anjelica Huston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anjelica-huston/)

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> [If the day gets really bad, I can always pull out fan mail. Who else gets mail where kids write to you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-scieszka/if-the-day-gets-really-bad-i-can-always-pull-out-fan-mail-who-else/)

[Jon Scieszka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-scieszka/)

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> [A lot of young-adult authors, great ones, have tried their hands at literary fiction, and not a lot of them have succeeded.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lev-grossman/a-lot-of-young-adult-authors-great-ones-have-tried-their-hands-at/)

[Lev Grossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lev-grossman/)

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> [My earliest, most impactful encounter with a book was when I was seven and awoke early on Christmas morning to find Roald…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-kinsella/my-earliest-most-impactful-encounter-with-a-book-was-when-i-was-seven/)

[Sophie Kinsella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-kinsella/)

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> [The great thing about Roald Dahl is he tackled the big questions of life without any fear of being shocking or brutal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/the-great-thing-about-roald-dahl-is-he-tackled-the-big-questions-of/)

[Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/)

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> [“Benjamin glanced at his eager driver. “The children’s author Roald Dahl said of Romanée-Conti: ‘Sense for me this perfume! Breathe this bouquet!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-alaux/benjamin-glanced-at-his-eager-driver-the-children-s-author-roald-dahl/)

[Jean-Pierre Alaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-alaux/)

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> [Why do I love Roald Dahl? His voice, more than anything. It's irreproducible. It's so musical, and it's funny even when it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-andrews/why-do-i-love-roald-dahl-his-voice-more-than-anything-it-s/)

[Jesse Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-andrews/)

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> [I loved reading Roald Dahl when I was young but I had forgotten a lot about the books. I read the 'BFG'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-lampard/i-loved-reading-roald-dahl-when-i-was-young-but-i-had-forgotten-a-lot/)

[Frank Lampard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-lampard/)

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> [“Nina had been told regularly since she was a child that she needed more fresh air, at which she would take her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-colgan/nina-had-been-told-regularly-since-she-was-a-child-that-she-needed/)

[Jenny Colgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-colgan/)

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> [When I was a child I devoured every book I could get my hands on. I loved losing myself in colourful and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-walliams/when-i-was-a-child-i-devoured-every-book-i-could-get-my-hands-on-i/)

[David Walliams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-walliams/)

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> [My first favourite book was 'Are You My Mother?' A picture book about a lost bird. After that my favourites changed almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-yancey/my-first-favourite-book-was-are-you-my-mother-a-picture-book-about-a/)

[Rick Yancey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-yancey/)

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> [“Curiouser and curiouser." Startled,I glanced at him. "I say that sometimes." Even with his face tight with worry, Dad managed to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-hawkins/curiouser-and-curiouser-startled-i-glanced-at-him-i-say-that/)

[Rachel Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-hawkins/)

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> [And we've read scary books and watched scary movies and TV shows together. He's met monsters, ghouls, and demons on the page…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/and-we-ve-read-scary-books-and-watched-scary-movies-and-tv-shows/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

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> [The prime function of the children's book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/the-prime-function-of-the-children-s-book-writer-is-to-write-a-book/)

[Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/)

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> [I wrote a screenplay for 'The Witches,' which Alfonso Cuaron was producing, but we couldn't get it made! The studio just wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-wrote-a-screenplay-for-the-witches-which-alfonso-cuaron-was/)

[Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/)

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> [Even when he transposes Roald Dahl's 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' he injects so much of his own personality and his own world that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandre-desplat/even-when-he-transposes-roald-dahl-s-fantastic-mr-fox-he-injects-so/)

[Alexandre Desplat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandre-desplat/)

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> [There's a series of children's books called A Series of Unfortunate Events, which is like an incredibly dark version of Roald Dahl.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-sonnenfeld/there-s-a-series-of-children-s-books-called-a-series-of-unfortunate/)

[Barry Sonnenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-sonnenfeld/)

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> [One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randa-abdel-fattah/one-of-the-first-serious-attempts-i-made-to-write-a-novel-was-when-i/)

[Randa Abdel-Fattah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randa-abdel-fattah/)

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> [I think Roald Dahl had the rarest combination of talking to kids about complex emotions, and he was able to show you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-think-roald-dahl-had-the-rarest-combination-of-talking-to-kids/)

[Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/)

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> [I've always liked the classic "young adult" writers like Mark Twain, Jack London, Roald Dahl, Charles Dickens. They write so clearly, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-bradford/i-ve-always-liked-the-classic-young-adult-writers-like-mark-twain/)

[Arthur Bradford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-bradford/)

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> [I think. as a child, there's something frightening about certain adults, particularly when you're in their clutches or power. That must be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bertie-carvel/i-think-as-a-child-there-s-something-frightening-about-certain-adults/)

[Bertie Carvel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bertie-carvel/)

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> [I'm a massive Roald Dahl fan. I grew up reading his work and see a recurring theme - I have continued to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-lawther/i-m-a-massive-roald-dahl-fan-i-grew-up-reading-his-work-and-see-a/)

[Alex Lawther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-lawther/)

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> [I've always been interested in a certain kind of sophistication in children's literature. I loved Roald Dahl; I loved the underlying nastiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-small/i-ve-always-been-interested-in-a-certain-kind-of-sophistication-in/)

[David Small](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-small/)

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> [Roald Dahl pioneered a new kind of literature for youngsters, one that dispensed with cant and solemnity, favoring anarchy and joy over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-di-filippo/roald-dahl-pioneered-a-new-kind-of-literature-for-youngsters-one-that/)

[Paul Di Filippo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-di-filippo/)

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> [I really liked Quentin Blake, who did all of Roald Dahl's stuff. I don't think I really got Quentin Blake as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noelle-stevenson/i-really-liked-quentin-blake-who-did-all-of-roald-dahl-s-stuff-i-don/)

[Noelle Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noelle-stevenson/)

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