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I am the maker of music, the dreamer of dreams!
Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl
Age: 74 †
Born: 1916
Born: September 13
Died: 1990
Died: November 23
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Hooray! said the Chief of the Army. Let's blow everyone up! Bang-bang! Bang-bang!
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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 wonderful.
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I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out, getting rescued by brave soldiers.
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When writing about oneself, one must strive to be truthful. Truth is more important than modesty.
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You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference?
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There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity maybe it's a kind of lack of generosity towards non-Jews. I mean there is always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere even a stinker like Hitler didn't just pick on them for no reason.
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I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It's not possible.
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My dear young fellow,' the Old-Green-Grasshopper said gently, 'there are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven't started wondering about yet.
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The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.
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I was already beginning to realize that the only way to conduct oneself in a situation where bombs rained down and bullets whizzed past, was to accept the dangers and all the consequences as calmly as possible. Fretting and sweating about it all was not going to help.
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And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
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A little magic can take you a long way.
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I like enthusiasts of any kind.
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