Roald Dahl

I cannot for the life of me understand why small children take so long to grow up. I think they do it deliberately, just to annoy me.

Roald Dahl

I didn’t know which direction I was going in. I just went on walking and calling out, walking and calling; and each time I called, I would stop and listen. But no answer came.

Roald Dahl

I don’t care if a reader hates one of my stories, just as long as he finishes the book.

Roald Dahl

I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I’ll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.

Roald Dahl

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

Roald Dahl

I’m afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are.

Roald Dahl

If a person has ugly thoughts, it begins to show on the face. And when that person has ugly thoughts every day, every week, every year, the face gets uglier and uglier until you can hardly bear to look at it.

Roald Dahl

If I had my way, I’d remove January from the calendar altogether and have an extra July instead.

Roald Dahl

Life is more fun if you play games.

Roald Dahl

Make sure everything you do is so completely crazy it’s unbelievable.

Roald Dahl