Roald Dahl — "I've always been fascinated by people who are a little bit strange."

"There is a trait in the Jewish character that does provoke animosity... I mean, there's always a reason why anti-anything crops up anywhere; even a stinker like Hitler didn't just pick on them for no …"

"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."

"I'm not a very good listener."

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."

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