109 result(s) for Roald Dahl Quotes.
"We are all the authors of our own stories."
"The whole of the nursery world is a little more afraid of monsters at night than of the spiders they might find in the day."
"It is impossible to be unhappy if you have a garden."
"A person is a fool to become a writer. His chances of being published are so remote."
"I have a passion for tackling anything that is difficult."
"There is no such thing as an impossible dream."
"You should never, never doubt something that strange and wonderful is at the bottom of the ocean."
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"Children are not only innocent and curious but also optimistic and joyful and sometimes how they can be. They can easily become what they dream."
"All you should ever think about is what’s the next thing you are going to do."
"Boys are not born to be boys, but are made to be so by the expectations of others."
"If you want to be a writer, you must be a reader first."
"The writers who help you to see the world in a different way are the ones who are truly special."
"I think readers should be reminded how magical the world can be."
"A person’session of imagination is one of the greatest qualities"
"There is a great deal of adventure in being a child."
"Fiction is a very important, and so very important, truth."
"We all have to be a little mad sometimes."
"Life is more fun if you can see it through a child's eyes."
"Nothing is impossible, even the word itself says 'I’m possible'!"
"The power of imagination created the illusion that my vision went much farther than the naked eye could actually see."
"So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TVs away!"
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"The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
"It is more fun to be a powerful and unpleasant person than a weak and unpleasant one."
"I think the best memories are always a little bit tearful."
"Words can change the world."
"A person is a person, no matter how small."
"We are all a mix of things that we have created."
"Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves. Then listen close to me. Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."
"I think high school is the last time that you can be a kid."
"There's no life I know to compare with pure imagination."
"If you find the book you want to read or a story you want to tell, it will help you through the obstacles."
"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
"My books are like my children. They are all dear to me."
"You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to be happy."
"A little nonsense is good for the soul."
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"You must be prepared to work always without applause."
"Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."
"It doesn’t matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you."
"Happiness is the result of being a kid again."
"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men."
"If you are good, life is good."
"The secrets of escaping worry include the following: Silly songs are uplifting. Use them often."
"We have so much in common. I’m sure we’re all lunatics."
"But how could you possibly see how your life was going to turn out at the time?"
"I think cheetahs do probably, but I’ve never seen a cheetah in a film."
"A person is a fool to be a poet."
"You must be brave, you must be bold, you must be courageous and you must be dedicated."
"Don’t gobblefunk around with words."
"The only way to eliminate crime is to illegalize it."
"The Great Child's Hour has come and gone."
"I am absolutely convinced that no more than five or six years ago, no one ever thought about being afraid of being ordinary."
"There’s something quite lovely about all children; they’re just much nicer than adults."
"Only if you believe in magic can you make it happen."
"If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."
"We are all of us made of stars."
"Food is a huge part of your life, a huge part of your experience."
"It is best to have a good time, a grand time, and a very beautiful time."
"All you shall have for supper will be a bit of an old soggy biscuit."
"Laughter is the best medicine."
"A great big giant is somewhere at this very moment marveling at the wonderful thing called life."
"Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it."
"It’s impossible to make your kids do anything that they don’t want to do, but you can make them want to do it."
"We are all made of stars."
"Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it."
"A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly."
"The books remained in our home and helped me to forget the terrible things that happened."
"You should never, ever underestimate the importance of good letter-writing."
"There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination."
"You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to be happy."
"What a lot of things there are to think about. How you can pick the best of six flavors of ice cream, how to choose a book, what movie to watch."
"Sometimes, if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands."
"If you’re good, you’re good. If you’re bad, you’re bad. But if you’re extraordinary, you’re extraordinary."
"There’s a whole world out there, a real world, and it is there to be discovered."
"The writer is a lonely man. Doubt. You question yourself and your ability constantly."
"The best way to brighten your day is to look for the bright spots around you."
"We must all do a lot of listening if we are to hear the messages that are coming from our children."
"Just because you find that life is endlessly dreary, that’s no reason to forget the joys and the pleasures."
"A person who doesn’t believe in animal magic can’t find any animals to believe in."
"The truth is always there, shining like a light in the darkness, waiting for someone to discover it."
"I think it's terribly important to have a good education and teach children the value of good manners."
"If you have good thoughts, they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely."
"There’s much more to life than just the books we read."
"You must have a good heart to be human and it is the most beautiful part of you."
"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."
"If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books."
"Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world."
"I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with whatever they want to read."
"The witches."
"Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places."
"It’s impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren’t feeling twinkly yourself."
"A person is a fool to become a writer. His only reward is humiliation and sorrow."
"What could be more lovely than a little gooseberry bush?"
"Sometimes, you have to be a little bit naughty."
"A little magic can take you a long way."
"You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of."
"The true monster is the man who always stays the same, never changing his color, never trying to improve himself."
"Roses are red, violets are blue, I’m a nutter, and so are you!"
"It's all a matter of the right amount of sugar."
"The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places."
"You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me."
"Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile, and start again."
"Life is more fun if you play games."
"A good laugh is a mighty good thing, a mighty good thing."
"Clever people might be able to outsmart you, but you can still outrun them with a good idea."
"We all have our moments of strangeness; there's no escaping the occasional odd day."
"Life is like a chocolate box, you never know what you're gonna get."
"There’s a whole world out there, waiting to be explored."
"Life is just a little bit of fun."
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