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
fun games play
Life is more fun if you play games.
hate ears whispering
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.
mothers-day mom children
It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.
good-life life-is-good life-is
If you are good life is good.
simple thinking routine
I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.
kindness simple mind
Kindness - that simple word. To be kind - it covers everything, to my mind. If you're kind that's it.
years ugly faces
If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it.
writing stories pleasure
For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
stars past wings
You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. "Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings," Matilda said. "It was wonderful.
inspiring book secret-places
The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
army blow bangs
Hooray!" said the Chief of the Army. "Let's blow everyone up! Bang-bang! Bang-bang!
dream reality dreamer
We make realities out of our dreams and dreams out of our realities. We are the dreamers of the dream.
giving soul doe
The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. It happens to be a fact that nearly every writer of fiction in the world drinks more whisky than is good for him. He does it to give himself faith hope and courage. A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul and that I am sure is why he does it.
lovely fortunate fellows
What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!