Roald Dahl

Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.

— Roald Dahl

When I walked to school in the mornings I would start out alone but would pick up four other boys along the…

— 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…

— 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…

— Roald Dahl

“When Bruce Bogtrotter had eaten his way through half of the entire enormous cake, he paused for just a couple of seconds…

— Roald Dahl

Eschew all those beastly adjectives...

— 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…

— Roald Dahl

If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn't have invented rollar skates.

— Roald Dahl

The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the night when every child…

— Roald Dahl

Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.

— 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…

— Roald Dahl

When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.

— Roald Dahl

“the world is a scary place for such a small child”

— Roald Dahl

And above all, watch with glittering eyes the world around you, because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely…

— Roald Dahl

“We must hurry!’ said Mr. Wonka. ‘We have so much time and so little to do! No! Wait! Strike that! Reverse it!”

— Roald Dahl

...the more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves. If you never let them…

— Roald Dahl

“Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything…

— Roald Dahl

Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker…

— Roald Dahl

I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems. I couldn't face the embarrassment, and anyway I lack the…

— Roald Dahl

Of course not. You can't have a family hanging over you like a bunch of old dead goats. No offense.

— Roald Dahl

“Miss Honey gives us a little song about each word and we all sing it together and we learn to spell it…

— Roald Dahl

“If it's by an American it's certain to be filth. That's all they write about.”

— Roald Dahl

“«And Charlie, don't forget about what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted. He lived happily ever after.»…

— Roald Dahl

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— Roald Dahl

Give us strength, oh Lord, to let our children starve.

— Roald Dahl