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I like enthusiasts of any kind.

Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl
Age: 74 †
Born: 1916
Born: September 13
Died: 1990
Died: November 23
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No book ever ends, when it's full of your friends.
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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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A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.
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Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly.
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If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important.
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I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
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Poor Earthworm,' the Ladybird said, whispering in James's ear. 'He loves to make everything into a disaster. He hates to be happy. He is only happy when he is gloomy.
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