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Roald Dahl

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Roald Dahl
Age: 74 †
Born: 1916
Born: September 13
Died: 1990
Died: November 23
Author
Autobiographer
Fighter Pilot
Novelist
Poet
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
Writer
Llandaf
Wing Commander Roald Dahl
Around
Twits
Whole
Glittering
World
Unlikely
Watches
Watch
Magic
Eyes
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Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
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I like enthusiasts of any kind.
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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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I shall never have a bath again, I said. Just dont have one too often, my grandmother said. Once a month is quite enough for a sensible child. It was at times like these that I loved my grandmother more than ever.
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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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I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.
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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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You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.
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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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I don't care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.
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The maid screamed. The Queen gasped. Sophie waved.
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The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.
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Hooray! said the Chief of the Army. Let's blow everyone up! Bang-bang! Bang-bang!
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No book ever ends, when it's full of your friends.
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Words, he said, is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life.
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A girl should think about making herself look attractive so she can get a good husband later on. Looks is more important than books, Miss Hunky... The name is Honey, Miss Honey said. Now look at me, Mrs Wormwood said. Then look at you. You chose books. I chose looks.
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If my books can help children become readers then I feel I have accomplished something important.
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An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.
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I am totally convinced that most grown-ups have completely forgotten what is it like to be a child between the ages of five and then... I can remember exactly what it was like. I am certain I can.
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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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