Roald Dahl — "Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it."

"The trouble with the Americans is that they expect everyone to be nice and kind and gentle and loving, and when they're not, they get terribly upset."

"I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful."

"The secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well."

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

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