Matilda Quotes
15 quotes by 8 authors
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Matilda told such dreadful lies, It made one gasp and stretch one's eyes Her aunt, who, from her earliest youth, Had kept a strict regard…
— Hilaire Belloc
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For every time she shouted "Fire!" They only answered "Little liar!" And therefore when her aunt returned, Matilda, and the house, were burned.
— Hilaire Belloc
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It's a battered old suitcase to a hotel someplace, and a wound that will never heal. No prima donna, the perfume is on an old…
— Tom Waits
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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 read 'Matilda.' I…
— Randa Abdel-Fattah
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I'm wondering what to read next." Matilda said. "I've finished all the children's books.
— Roald Dahl
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Both Matilda and Lavender were enthralled. It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master.…
— Roald Dahl
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Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make sure everything you…
— Roald Dahl
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You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. "Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings," Matilda said. "It was…
— Roald Dahl
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So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world…
— Roald Dahl
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This is making me crazy. I hate relying on other people to save me, I hate being clingy, I hate it, and every time you…
— Jennifer Crusie
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You mean you live down here?' Matilda asked. 'I do', Miss Honey replied, but she said no more. Matilda had never once stopped to think…
— Roald Dahl
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I am a trial lawyer. Matilda says that at dinner on a good day I sound like an affidavit.
— Mario Cuomo
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All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day. His family and I watch Matilda as she whispers…
— Michelle Williams
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It's very, very difficult to get out of the house these days. It takes me ages to get ready, ages to make sure Matilda has…
— Michelle Williams
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And his ghost may be heard as you pass by that billabong, 'You'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me!'
— Andrew Barton Peterson
Who Wrote These Matilda Quotes
8 authors contributed a total of 15 Matilda Quotes as follows: