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
memories school ties
I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my shoelaces, but that is all that comes back to me of school itself.
senior school boys
All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely.
pigs house lucky
The little pig began to pray But Wolfie blew his house away. He shouted, "Bacon, Pork, and Ham! Oh what a lucky wolf I am!" And though he ate the pig quite fast, He carefully kept the tail till last.
cities white snow
Oh where, oh where had Snow White gone? She'd found it easy, being pretty To hitch a ride into the city.
taste eating results
Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned against eating them, and the result was that we ate them more than ever.
rights two equal
Two rights don't equal a left.
alive
I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.
advice twits valuable
I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.
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!
moving thinking chasing
Perhaps it's chasing me. But I don't think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast.
bigs can-do
I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it.
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.
pain knives doctors
Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy today if a doctor threw a towel in your face and jumped on you with a knife.