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Famous Roald Dahl Quotes
“A life is made up of a great number of small incidents, and a small number of great ones.”
“It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.”
“You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that.”
“The more risks you allow your children to make, the better they learn to look after themselves.”
“The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.”
“Come right up close to me and I will show you something wonderful.”
“The life of a writer is absolute hell compared to the life of a businessman.”
“There is no place I know that compares to pure imagination.”
“I want an Oompa-Loompa!' screamed Veruca.”
“We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine.”
“I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it.”
“I've heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true. -Grandpa Joe”
“It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.”
“We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it.”
“You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of.”
“I'm wondering what to read next." Matilda said. "I've finished all the children's books.”
“I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.”