Roald Dahl

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.

I am only 8 years old. I swear it. I still think chocolate is the most delicious thing in the world.

Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog.

A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.

If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.

The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.

I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.

Don't gobblefunk around with words.

It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.

A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.

The greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.

There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven't even started wondering about yet.

I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it at full speed ahead. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it, and above all become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good.

An autobiography is a book where you tell the truth about yourself. Not just the good things but the bad things too. All of them. Then you have to hope that your readers will forgive you.

It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting creature you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.

Perhaps it's a good thing that I'm such a rotten driver.

I think I have a lot of mischief in me.

I have a passion for books and reading.