The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the night when every child… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“Miss Honey gives us a little song about each word and we all sing it together and we learn to spell it… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
Some people when they have taken too much and have been driven beyond the point of endurance, simply crumble and give up.… — 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
“They is all at least two times my wideness and double my royal highness!” — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“And it was then I began to realize for the first time that there are two distinct sides to a writer of… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I is reading it hundreds of times,' the BFG said. 'And I is still reading it and teaching new words to myself… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“The President sucked in his breath sharply. He also sucked in a big fly that happened to be passing at the time.… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
I shall never have a bath again," I said. "Just dont have one too often," my grandmother said. "Once a month is… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this! — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“Did you know", Matilda said suddenly, "that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of six hundred and fifty times… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
“Mr Willy Wonka can make marshmallows that taste of violets, and rich caramels that change colour every ten seconds as you suck… — Roald Dahl Copy Share Image
By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected… — 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
