Quotes from 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.

Kindness - that simple word. To be kind - it covers everything, to my mind. If you're kind that's it.

Two hours of writing fiction leaves this writer completely drained. For those two hours he has been in a different place with totally different people.

You seemed so far away, Miss Honey whispered, awestruck. Oh, I was. I was flying past the stars on silver wings, Matilda said. It was wonderful.

If you are good life is good.

Here it is,' Nigel said. Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs FFI, Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs LTY. That spells difficulty.' How perfectly ridiculous!' snorted Miss Trunchbull. 'Why are all these women married?

Life is more fun if you play games.

We all have our moments of brilliance and glory, and this was mine.

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.

Whipped cream isn't whipped cream at all if it hasnt been whipped with whips, just like poached eggs isn't poached eggs unless it's been stolen in the dead of the night.

I've heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true. -Grandpa Joe

And don't worry about the bits you can't understand. Sit back and allow the words to wash around you, like music.

She might even be your lovely school-teacher who is reading these words to you at this very moment. Look carefully at that teacher. Perhaps she is smiling at the absurdity of such a suggestion. Don't let that put you off. It could be part of cleverness. I am not, of course, telling you for one second that your teacher actually is a witch. All I am saying is that she might be one. It is most unlikely. But—here comes the big but—not impossible.

Fiona has the same glacial beauty of an iceburg, but unlike the iceburg she has absolutely nothing below the surface.

Having power is not nearly as important as what you choose to do with it.

What I mean and what I say is two different things, the BFG announced rather grandly.

I want an Oompa-Loompa!' screamed Veruca.

Mr. Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than ever.

When you grow up and have children of your own, do please remember something important: A stodgy parent is not fun at all! What a child wants - and DESERVES - is a parent who is SPARKY!

But there was one other thing that the grown-ups also knew, and it was this: that however small the chance might be of striking lucky, the chance is there. The chance had to be there.

I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.

A BOOK?! WHAT D'YOU WANNA FLAMING BOOK FOR?...WE'VE GOT A LOVELY TELLY WITH A 12-INCH SCREEN AND NOW YA WANNA BOOK!

My darling, she said at last, are you sure you don't mind being a mouse for the rest of your life? I don't mind at all I said. It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like as long as somebody loves you.

There are no strangers in here, just friends you haven't met...