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Roald Dahl
Age: 74 †
Born: 1916
Born: September 13
Died: 1990
Died: November 23
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Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy today if a doctor threw a towel in your face and jumped on you with a knife.
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Candy is dandy but liqueur is quicker.
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Good writing is essentially rewriting.
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Well, first of all, said the BFG, human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist.
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What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!
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We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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You can write about anything for children as long as you've got humour.
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I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.
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All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't swim it is difficult to find a place to bathe.
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Wonka: But, Charlie, don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he always wanted. Charlie: What happened? Wonka: He lived happily ever after.
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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(Television) rots the senses in the head! It kills imagination dead! It clogs and clutters up the mind! It makes a child so dull and blind He can no longer understand A fantasy, a fairyland! His brain becomes as soft as cheese! His powers of thinking rust and freeze! He cannot think -he only sees!
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I'm wondering what to read next. Matilda said. I've finished all the children's books.
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If I were a headmaster, I would get rid of the history teacher and get a chocolate teacher instead and my pupils would study a subject that affected all of them.
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If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.
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Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned against eating them, and the result was that we ate them more than ever.
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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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The walls were wet and sticky, and peach juice was dripping from the ceiling. James opened his mouth and caught some of it on his tongue. It tasted delicious.
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