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Of course not. You can't have a family hanging over you like a bunch of old dead goats. No offense.
Roald Dahl
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Roald Dahl
Age: 74 †
Born: 1916
Born: September 13
Died: 1990
Died: November 23
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I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it.
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A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
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The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.
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A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.
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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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Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.
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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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