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
philosophical important you-choose
Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.
numbers life-is made
A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.
childhood secret complicated
Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets.
grandpa sometimes imagine
I've heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true. -Grandpa Joe
july wish calendars
If I had my way, I'd remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.
fabulous world hours
Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more.
ears littles giants
A whizzpopper!" cried the BFG, beaming at her. "Us giants is making whizzpoppers all the time! Whizzpopping is a sign of happiness. It is music in our ears! You surely is not telling me that a little whizzpopping if forbidden among human beans?
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.
writing stories pleasure
For me, the pleasure of writing comes with inventing stories.
inspiring book secret-places
The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.
lovely fortunate fellows
What a fortunate fellow I am, I kept telling myself. Nobody has ever had such a lovely time as this!
revenge humorous math
Two wrongs don't make a right.
vegetables interesting trying
Do you like vegetables?" Sophie asked, hoping to steer the conversation towards a slightly less dangerous kind of food. "You is trying to change the subject," the Giant said sternly. "We is having an interesting babblement about the taste of the human bean. The human bean is not a vegetable.