Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahlwas a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide...
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth13 September 1916
CityCardiff, Wales
alive
I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.
lord walks ifs
If the Good Lord intended for us to walk, he wouldn't have invented rollar skates.
weed stupid ignorant
You ignorant little slug!" the Trunchbull bellowed. "You witless weed! You empty-headed hamster! You stupid glob of glue!
past bombs down-and
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.
dark eight littles
I go down to my little hut, where it's tight and dark and warm, and within minutes I can go back to being six or seven or eight again.
clever kids stories
I asked my mum, who's a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death; they need it, they need to have stories that deal with death and explain it, as a place to put their fears.
flames brave soldier
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.
rewriting speed facility
I am suspicious of both facility and speed.
wonderful shows
Come right up close to me and I will show you something wonderful.
pain necks technique
The Alexander Technique works... I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who has neck pains or back pain.
adjectives beastly
Eschew all those beastly adjectives...
punishment choices tasks
It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.
teacher chocolate study
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.
travel over-you goats
Of course not. You can't have a family hanging over you like a bunch of old dead goats. No offense.