Author: Roald Dahl

Quotes

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

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

- Roald Dahl

The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed to our house over in Wales. It was a great comfort.

The Bristol Channel was always my guide, and I was always able to draw an imaginary line from my bed to our house over in Wales. It was a great comfort.

- Roald Dahl

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely.

All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely.

- Roald Dahl

'Dexter' is a very well-oiled machine; it's just a great show and great to be part of.

'Dexter' is a very well-oiled machine; it's just a great show and great to be part of.

- Roald Dahl

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

A person is a fool to become a writer. His only compensation is absolute freedom.

- Roald Dahl

Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?

Did they preach one thing and practice another, these men of God?

- Roald Dahl

An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.

An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.

- Roald Dahl

I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.

I began to realize how simple life could be if one had a regular routine to follow with fixed hours, a fixed salary, and very little original thinking to do.

- Roald Dahl

A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.

A writer of fiction lives in fear. Each new day demands new ideas and he can never be sure whether he is going to come up with them or not.

- Roald Dahl

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