Roald Dahl Quotes - Page 8

Both Matilda and Lavender were enthralled. It was quite clear to them that they were at this moment standing in the presence of a master. Here was somebody who had brought the art of skulduggery to the highest point of perfection, somebody, moreover, who was willing to risk life and limb in pursuit of her calling. They gazed in wonder at this goddess, and suddenly even the boil on her nose was no longer a blemish but a badge of courage.

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 face go because no one can see me; because there's twenty-one thousand feet between me and them... No, I don't have to press my teeth together or tighten the muscles of my jaw.

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

Prayers were held in Assembly Hall. We all perched in rows on wooden benches while teachers sat up on the platform in armchairs, facing us.

Well not exactly," the father said."Nobody could do that. but it didn't take me long.

...there are no secrets unless you keep them to yourself, and this was the greatest secret I had ever had to keep in my life so far.

We is in Dream Country,' the BFG said. 'This is where all dreams is beginning.

Had I not had children of my own, I would have never written books for children, nor would I have been capable of doing so.

I doubt I would have written a line ... unless some minor tragedy had sort of twisted my mind out of the normal rut.

Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset.

Me is the only one what won't be gobbled up because giants is never eating giants

He turned and reached behind him for the chocolate bar, then he turned back again and handed it to Charlie. Charlie grabbed it and quickly tore off the wrapper and took an enormous bite. Then he took another…and another…and oh, the joy of being able to cram large pieces of something sweet and solid into one's mouth! The sheer blissful joy of being able to fill one's mouth with rich solid food! 'You look like you wanted that one, sonny,' the shopkeeper said pleasantly. Charlie nodded, his mouth bulging with chocolate.

I think I have this thing where everybody has to think I'm the greatest.And if they aren't completely knocked out and dazzled and slightly intimidated by me, I don't feel good about myself.

Do you like vegetables?" Sophie asked, hoping to steer the conversation towards a slightly less dangerous kind of food. "You is trying to change the subject," the Giant said sternly. "We is having an interesting babblement about the taste of the human bean. The human bean is not a vegetable.

I shot down some German planes and I got shot down myself, crashing in a burst of flames and crawling out, getting rescued by brave soldiers.

Of course not. You can't have a family hanging over you like a bunch of old dead goats. No offense.

You chose books, I chose looks . Now see the difference?

Good authour Good books

The cuss am I? Are you cussing with me?

I never get any protests from children. All you get are giggles of mirth and squirms of delight. I know what children like.