“ I was glad my father was an eye-smiler. It meant he never gave me a fake smile because it's impossible to make your eyes twinkle if you aren't feeling twinkly yourself. A mouth-smile is different. You… Roald Dahl
“ England once there lived a bigAnd wonderfully clever pig.To everybody it was plainThat Piggy had a massive brain.He worked out sums inside his head,There was no book he hadn't read.He knew what made a… Roald Dahl
“ Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners! Roald Dahl
“ Listening to my father during those early years, I began to realise how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught me that if you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at… Roald Dahl
“ Did you know, Matilda said suddenly, that the heart of a mouse beats at the rate of ?I did not, Miss Honey said smiling. How absolutely fascinating. Where did you read that?In a book from the library,… Roald Dahl
“ A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom. He has no master except his own soul, and that, I am sure, is why he does it Roald Dahl
“ We have tears in our eyesAs we wave our goodbyes,We so loved being with you, we three.So do please now and thenCome and see us again,The Giraffe and the Pelly and me.All you do is to lookAt a page in… Roald Dahl
“ There are many other little refinements too, Mr. Bohlen. You'll see them all when you study the plans carefully. For example, there's a trick that nearly every writer uses, of inserting at least one l… Roald Dahl
“ So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,Go throw your TV set away,And in its place you can installA lovely bookshelf on the wall.Then fill the shelves with lots of books. Roald Dahl
“ I'm afraid men are not always quite as clever as they think they are. You will learn that when you get a bit older, my girl. Roald Dahl
