Books Quote by Roald Dahl

“The books gave Matilda a comforting message: You are not alone." -Matilda”

— Roald Dahl

“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…

— Roald Dahl

“From then on, Matilda would visit the library only once a week in order to take out new books and return the old ones.…

— Roald Dahl

“She didn't want to encourage me by asking questions. She didn't want me to go deeper into that other world. She worried she would…

— Lloyd Jones

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…

— Roald Dahl

“Let me hasten to add that I am not at all like Jane Eyre, who must have given hope to so many plain women…

— Barbara Pym

“her dearest friends are characters in books.”

— cassandra clare

“Poor Matilda! She sleeps in the Grave, and her broken heart throbs no more with passion.”

— Matthew Gregory Lewis

“Very well, but I have tried to be a generous narrator and care for my girl as best I can. I cannot help that…

— Catherynne M. Valente

“She felt just like that girl in that book with the letter A on her chest. Only her A signified Alone. She was an…

— Victoria Kahler

“Marianne, who had the knack of finding her way in every house to the library, however it might be avoided by the family in…

— Jane Austen

“From that time on, the world was hers for the reading. She would never be lonely again, never miss the lack of intimate friends.…

— Betty Smith