Roald Dahl
Related ANTHONY T. HINCKS WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE We met at a cross-roads in life,MARGO T. ROSE J.K. ROWLING KAMAND KOJOURI DEBASISH MRIDHA What We Want LINDA PASTAN KAMAND KOJOURI A Litany for Survival AUDRE LORDE DAVE MATTHES SUZY KASSEM EMILIE AUTUMN MEGAN MCCAFFERTY JOSé N. HARRIS CHARLES BUKOWSKI CORA CARMACK i love good cries,MADISEN KUHN More than being human, we need peace and love.NURUDEEN USHAWU SUZY KASSEM ANON. CHARLES BUKOWSKI L.M. MONTGOMERY CHARLES BUKOWSKI PABLO NERUDA In this space,BRYONIE WISE BIL KEANE D.H. LAWRENCE On GenerosityWALTER BRUEGGEMANN MAYA ANGELOU CLEMENTINE VON RADICS SUZY KASSEM ANTHONY T. HINCKS KAMAND KOJOURI SABAA TAHIR The Hero Path JOSEPH CAMPBELL Some times in our lives, we all have pain, we all have sorrow.AL GREEN CRYSTAL WOODS SomebodyCHARLOTTE WESSELS Something about you caught me by surprise R.S. GREY CHARLES BUKOWSKI DAVE MATTHES ANTHONY KIEDIS ANA CASTILLO J.R.R. TOLKIEN ANTHONY T. HINCKS SWAMI DHYAN GITEN JOHN LEGEND It’s a jungle out there,EVERETT R. LAKE KAMAND KOJOURI We shall not sip from the same glass,ANNA AHKMATOVA MARK Z. DANIELEWSKI PABLO NERUDA WALT WHITMAN CHARLES BUKOWSKI MATTHEW LEWIS KAMI GARCIA To Madeline, KELLY CREAGH MAYA ANGELOU DONNA GODDARD MARY OLIVER SUZY KASSEM JAMIE'S SONG 'KILL ME':NEHA YAZMIN HARRY H. SILVIS soulsThat we might break these moldsDAVID GRAY LAO TZU We’re not talking about you. You’re Braith of the Darkness. I’m Addolgar the Cheerful. I’ve ... G.A. AIKEN You know where we got stuck? We were looking for faithfull, loving and perfect relationships-males w... JOAN BAUER Everything we say and do affects people.HINA YU Our bodies knock MALEBO SEPHODI RALPH ALLEN WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE RUPI KAUR DOROTHY PARKER ALLY CONDIE BOB DYLAN LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI SUZY KASSEM CHARLES BUKOWSKI TIM BURTON If you prefer smoke over fire ADYASHANTI ZUBAIR AHSAN Remember The DreamJAMES INGRAM CLINT CATALYST So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,ROALD DAHL RUMI And I loved you VERONIKA JENSEN I Like For You To Be Still PABLO NERUDA SUZY KASSEM Look atSANOBER KHAN COCO J. GINGER Love is the answer JACK JOHNSON And like flowers in the fields, that make wonderful views, when we stand side-by-side in our wonderf... MICHAEL TYLER Each second neared our last.CYNTHIA LEITICH SMITH CHARLOTTE BRONTë CHARLOTTE ERIKSSON RUPI KAUR STEPHEN SONDHEIM Overheard on a Saltmarsh"HAROLD MONRO LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI
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Life is more fun if you play games. ROALD DAHL But it is impossible to replace a person one has loved with distractions. ROALD DAHL I was a fighter pilot, flying Hurricanes all round the Mediterranean. I flew in the Western Desert o... ROALD DAHL All Norwegian children learn to swim when they are very young because if you can't swim it is di... ROALD DAHL With frightening suddenness he now began ripping the pages out of the book in handfuls and throwing ... ROALD DAHL I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawlin... ROALD DAHL The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed... ROALD DAHL Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been ... ROALD DAHL The adult is the enemy of the child because of the awful process of civilizing this thing that, when... ROALD DAHL When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: A stodgy par... ROALD DAHL England once there lived a bigROALD DAHL It wasn't raindrops at all. It was a great solid mass of water that might have been a lake or a whol... ROALD DAHL Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it. ROALD DAHL We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it. - Charlie and the Chocolate Facto... ROALD DAHL We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ROALD DAHL All the figures show that film-makers and publishers go for the safe option,'' says Peter Hunt, chil... ROALD DAHL Two rights don't equal a left. ROALD DAHL Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than eve... ROALD DAHL I'm wondering what to read next." Matilda said. "I've finished all the children's books. ROALD DAHL Poor Cindy's heart was torn to shreds.ROALD DAHL There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plan... ROALD DAHL In any event, parents never underestimated the abilities of their own children. Quite the reverse. S... ROALD DAHL A BOOK?! WHAT D'YOU WANNA FLAMING BOOK FOR?...WE'VE GOT A LOVELY TELLY WITH A 12-INCH SCREEN AND NOW... ROALD DAHL I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do i... ROALD DAHL Matilda said, "Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the wh... ROALD DAHL Giants isn't eating each other either, the BFG said. Nor is giants killing each other. Giants is not... ROALD DAHL You is getting nosier than a parker. ROALD DAHL You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that. ROALD DAHL And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets ar... ROALD DAHL It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting littl... ROALD DAHL I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted... ROALD DAHL A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth an... ROALD DAHL Some children are spoiled and it is not their fault, it is their parents. ROALD DAHL Fiona has the same glacial beauty of an iceburg, but unlike the iceburg she has absolutely nothing b... ROALD DAHL The most important thing we've learned, ROALD DAHL Sex is like nose picking. It's fine as long as you practice it yourself, but it's disgusting watchin... ROALD DAHL I go down to my little hut, where it's tight and dark and warm, and within minutes I can go back... ROALD DAHL The writer walks out of his workroom in a daze. He wants a drink. He needs it. It happens to be a fa... ROALD DAHL A little magic can take you a long way. ROALD DAHL There's plenty of money out there. They print more every day. But this ticket, there's only five of ... ROALD DAHL I'm afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are. You will learn that when you g... ROALD DAHL I have found it impossible to talk to anyone about my problems. I couldn't face the embarrassment, a... ROALD DAHL Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous. Go the whole hog. Make s... ROALD DAHL All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen. ROALD DAHL What she needed was just one person, one wise and sympathetic grown-up who could help her. ROALD DAHL Era davvero uno strano spettacolo guardare quella personcina seduta, i cui piedi non arrivavano a te... ROALD DAHL You chose books. I chose looks. ROALD DAHL There are no strangers in here, just friends you haven't met... ROALD DAHL Well, first of all," said the BFG, "human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human be... ROALD DAHL Me is the only one what won't be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants ROALD DAHL Two wrongs don't make a right. ROALD DAHL I is reading it hundreds of times,' the BFG said. 'And I is still reading it and teaching new words ... ROALD DAHL The witching hour, somebody had once whispered to her, was a special moment in the middle of the nig... ROALD DAHL Now that I am alone, I don't have to hide it; I don't have to hide anything any longer. I can let my... ROALD DAHL An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of... ROALD DAHL We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it. ROALD DAHL If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lo... ROALD DAHL Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings yo... ROALD DAHL So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,ROALD DAHL The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting li... ROALD DAHL 'Dexter' is a very well-oiled machine; it's just a great show and great to be part of. ROALD DAHL Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from ... ROALD DAHL It is most unlikely. But--here comes the big "but"--not impossible. ROALD DAHL You mean to tell me,’ I said, ‘that every time I pleasure a young lady, I shoot into her two tho... ROALD DAHL If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts... ROALD DAHL I want an Oompa-Loompa!' screamed Veruca. ROALD DAHL Obscurity is never a virtue. ROALD DAHL Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned against eating th... ROALD DAHL When you're writing a book, with people in it as opposed to animals, it is no good having people... ROALD DAHL Ik heb gemerkt, juffrouw Engel, in mijn lange loopbaan in het onderwijs, dat een rotmeisje veel geva... ROALD DAHL I asked my mum, who's a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death... ROALD DAHL And Charlie, don't forget about what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted.... ROALD DAHL I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I k... ROALD DAHL No-one got rich being honest, the customers have to be diddled ROALD DAHL This allowed her two glorious hours sitting quietly by herself in a cozy corner, devouring one book ... ROALD DAHL What on earth were you trying to do, make yourself look handsome or something? You look like someone... ROALD DAHL Sophie took the book out of his hand. ‘Nicholas Nickleby,’ she read aloud. ‘By Dahl’s Chicke... ROALD DAHL Mr. Wonka: "Don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted."ROALD DAHL There is little point in teaching anything backwards. The whole object of life, Headmistress, is to ... ROALD DAHL From then on, Matilda would visit the library only once a week in order to take out new books and re... ROALD DAHL Sometimes Matilda longed for a friend, someone like the kind, courageous people in her books. ROALD DAHL Never do anything by halves if you want to get away with it. Be outrageous... ROALD DAHL Bunkum and tummyrot! You'll never get anywhere if you go about what-iffing like that. Would Columbus... ROALD DAHL let your love out ROALD DAHL Meanings is not important, said the BFG. I cannot be right all the time. Quite often I is left inste... ROALD DAHL Words," he said, "is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. ROALD DAHL All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quit... ROALD DAHL My father was a Norwegian who came from a small town near Oslo. He broke his arm at the elbow when h... ROALD DAHL A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men. ROALD DAHL I do have a blurred memory of sitting on the stairs and trying over and over again to tie one of my ... ROALD DAHL So Matilda’s strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who ... ROALD DAHL Though my father was Norwegian, he always wrote his diaries in perfect English. ROALD DAHL You should never, never doubt something that no one is sure of. ROALD DAHL I do not like film directors very much. They lack humility and they are too damn sure that everythin... ROALD DAHL I find that the only way to make my characters really interesting to children is to exaggerate all t... ROALD DAHL I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours,... ROALD DAHL I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it's impossib... ROALD DAHL So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, ... ROALD DAHL Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while teachers sat up o... ROALD DAHL The writer has to force himself to work. He has to make his own hours and if he doesn't go to hi... ROALD DAHL Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have be... ROALD DAHL A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether h... ROALD DAHL Nowadays you can go anywhere in the world in a few hours, and nothing is fabulous any more. ROALD DAHL ¿Os dais cuenta cabal de la cadena de crímenes tramados por la nena? Crimen número uno: la acusad... ROALD DAHL Oh where, oh where had Snow White gone?ROALD DAHL Both Matilda and Lavender were enthralled. It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment ... ROALD DAHL There's nothin' you can get from a book that you can't get from a television fastah!" ROALD DAHL All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen. If only they wou... ROALD DAHL Did you know", Matilda said suddenly, "that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of six hundred... ROALD DAHL And don’t worry about the bits you can’t understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around... ROALD DAHL . . . I am hearing all the secret whisperings of the world! ROALD DAHL I is not understanding human beans at all,’ the BFG said. ‘You is a human bean and you is saying... ROALD DAHL Sometimes, on a very clear night,’ the BFG said, ‘and if I is swiggling my ears in the right dir... ROALD DAHL So the music is saying something to them. It is sending a message. I do not think the human beans is... ROALD DAHL Titchy little snapperwhippers like you should not be higgling around with an old sage and onions who... ROALD DAHL Yesterday," he said, "we was not believing in giants, was we? Today we is not believing in snozzcumb... ROALD DAHL The fine line between roaring with laughter and crying because it's a disaster is a very, very f... ROALD DAHL Don't gobblefunk around with words. ROALD DAHL You seemed so far away," Miss Honey whispered, awestruck.ROALD DAHL Those who don't believe in magic will never find it. ROALD DAHL And Charlie, don't forget about what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he ever wanted.... ROALD DAHL A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men. ROALD DAHL Some adults forget what it was like to be a kid,'' Burton says. ROALD DAHL Fairy tales have always got to have something a bit scary for children - as long as you make them la... ROALD DAHL A whizzpopper!" cried the BFG, beaming at her. "Us giants is making whizzpoppers all the time! Whizz... ROALD DAHL My darling," she said at last, are you sure you don't mind being a mouse for the rest of your life?"... ROALD DAHL Grown ups are complicated creatures, full of quirks and secrets. ROALD DAHL I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are in... ROALD DAHL I shall never have a bath again," I said. ROALD DAHL If you are good life is good. ROALD DAHL Don’t argue, my dear child, please don’t argue!” cried Mr. Wonka. “It’s such a waste of pr... ROALD DAHL It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you. ROALD DAHL I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the... ROALD DAHL A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master e... ROALD DAHL Listening to my father during those early years, I began to realise how important it was to be an en... ROALD DAHL Human beans is the only animals that is killing their own kind. ROALD DAHL Words', he said, 'is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. So you must simply try to ... ROALD DAHL The maid screamed.ROALD DAHL Do you like vegetables?" Sophie asked, hoping to steer the conversation towards a slightly less dang... ROALD DAHL If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important. ROALD DAHL Perhaps it's chasing me. But I don't think it will ever catch me because I am moving fast. ROALD DAHL You ignorant little slug!" the Trunchbull bellowed. "You witless weed! You empty-headed hamster! You... ROALD DAHL If you can think of anything more terrifying than that happening to you in the middle of the night, ... ROALD DAHL Pain was something we were expected to endure. But I doubt very much if you would be entirely happy ... ROALD DAHL I am only 8 years old, I told myself. No little boy of 8 has ever murdered anyone. It's not poss... ROALD DAHL Unless you have been to boarding-school when you are very young, it is absolutely impossible to appr... ROALD DAHL A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. ROALD DAHL It's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself ROALD DAHL You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference? ROALD DAHL I libri le aprivano mondi nuovi e le facevano conoscere persone straordinarie che vivevano una vita ... ROALD DAHL There aren’t many funny bits in Mr Tolkien either,’ Matilda said.ROALD DAHL A girl should think about making herself look attractive so she can get a good husband later on. Loo... ROALD DAHL Here it is,' Nigel said.ROALD DAHL I'm right and you're wrong, I'm big and you're small, and there's nothing you can do about it. ROALD DAHL I've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn't I? ROALD DAHL But where, you might ask, is this book that the BFG wrote? It’s right here. You’ve just finished... ROALD DAHL We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels th... ROALD AMUNDSEN So we arrived, and planted our flag at the geographical South Pole. Thanks be to God! ROALD AMUNDSEN It means a lot to me to go undefeated. There were a lot of tough wrestlers here (like Riley). I did ... ANDREW DAHL When we beat North Dakota here in 2001. CRAIG DAHL You're walking around here with a smile on your face, Asher. It's freaking everybody out. VICTORIA DAHL I have two of them in the morning. I enjoy it for breakfast. It can be a treat. ERIC DAHL I met a man across the street, he's in a wheelchair and he patrols the neighborhood, yeah, and I met... 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ERIC DAHL It means a lot to know his memory is as alive for other people as it is for us. ELIZABETH DAHL We give them that emotional and physical assurance. We have a strong camaraderie of residents and st... JAMES DAHL Jerry said if anyone ever found out how much fun we were having, we'd have to pay an entertainment t... JULI DAHL A yard for my little Charlie...he's fit right in, he seems like he loves it. LORETTA DAHL When he shot in overtime and got that nice double(-leg), I knew it was going to be over. ANDREW DAHL [Infantry boot camp was so effective that Dye organized POW simulation exercises as well.] We made a... JOHN DAHL This class is special in the fact that they were completely dedicated to basketball. They're all I'v... CHRISTINA DAHL I considered the years in Hollywood nothing but an interim. What I always wanted was to be was a mus... ARLENE DAHL It's a story about American combat in a foreign country, ... and it's a heroic story. Right now, not... JOHN DAHL Up here it's a little different because you're not so emotionally involved in the game. You're not a... CRAIG DAHL They basically backed the truck right out of the building. ERIC DAHL We're a skilled nursing rehabilitation facility open to the community. We're staffed by nurses 24 ho... JAMES DAHL We've used all kinds of resources to furnish this place. JULI DAHL I hadn't ever really planned on owning a house again because I'm on social security. LORETTA DAHL It means...it just means so much that I can have a home and be independent...its just great. LORETTA DAHL Let's go skiing right now! ROALD AMUNDSEN Frank was her one true love, she told me. ARLENE DAHL It's about righting a wrong. Somewhere along the line, someone screwed up. The feeling about the POW... JOHN DAHL Aw, hell, Tessa. I was in ninth grade. By the time I got to the part where I imagined a girl without... VICTORIA DAHL I remember thinking this can't be happening, this can't be happening. ELIZABETH DAHL One of the things I love about this program, the kids know this is a safe place to fall. For example... JULI DAHL The study showed that head injuries are very common. One in every six injuries in the study was a he... DR. ROALD BAHR That means that six out of 10 head injuries could be avoided if everyone wore a helmet. If you're sm... DR. ROALD BAHR Wearing a helmet, if you're a skier or snowboarder, reduces your risk of having a head injury by 60 ... DR. ROALD BAHR I believe helmet use should be promoted strongly, and ski resorts could make helmets available for f... DR. ROALD BAHR Do as the Olympians do. Wear a helmet, even if you're not an elite skier or snowboarder -- especiall... DR. ROALD BAHR
Dad?" Jesus asked.
At our age the imagination
If we shadows have offended, 
Hogwarts, Hogwarts, Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,
O, weary angels, 
Look at me; look at me.
A Litany for Survival
The door is cracked
HEARTWORK
Did you know sometimes it frightens me--
We
Lay down
I will remember the kisses 
No matter how close, you are always too far 
I think of you often
when we were kids
Steal not this book for fear of shame
Amor"
I walked across an empty land
When we get out of the glass bottles of our ego,
In the flush of love's light
I am not the first person you loved.
We grew up on the same street,
I thought you told me you loved stories Have you ever heard a story of an adventurer with a sane pla... 
The Hero Path
To all those who care, 
and you invented me
It started when we were little kids.
I ask the impossible: love me forever.
Fare well we call to hearth and hall
Language
Sending out the Disciples 
Damn, I love you, but this is crazy,
I see them 
You shall be my roots and
I tramp the perpetual journey
Methinks, Oh! vain ill-judging Book,
I saw his face change. 
More than nakedness,
When 
Children look for grown-ups to show them how to live; 
The Formless Way
Scared, Cold, in pain, 
i do not want to have you
In youth, it was a way I had,
I never named anything I've written before
Come writers and critics
The world is a beautiful place
THE THREE LAWS OF ALL
The Girl With Many Eyes
Do you remember how the sun, set
YOU YOU YOU
ON THE DAY I DIE
WORTHY
No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you kno... 
So now it’s this thing I do.
Alright! You sir, you sir, how about a shave?
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