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Roald Dahl (English: /ˈroʊ.əld ˈdɑːl/, Norwegian: [ˈruːɑl ˈdɑːl]; 13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. His books have sold more than 250 million copies worldwide.

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Pear Drops were exciting because they had a dangerous taste. All of us were warned against eating them, and the result was that we ate them more than ever.

Ate, Drops, Eating, Exciting, Pears, Taste

Poor Earthworm,' the Ladybird said, whispering in James's ear. 'He loves to make everything into a disaster. He hates to be happy. He is only happy when he is gloomy.

Ears, Earthworm, Everything, Happy, Hate, Whispering

The reason I collect good ideas is because plots themselves are very difficult indeed to come by.

Collect, Ideas, Plot, Plots, Reason

There is no place I know that compares to pure imagination.

Compare, Compares, Imagination, Know, Knows, Pure

So, please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookcase on the wall.

Book, Bookcase, Install, Lovely, Motivational, Wall

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

Absolutely Nothing, Below The Surface, Glacial, Nothing, Same, Surface

Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!

Cereal, Curly, Food, Home Cooking, Know

Of course they're real people. They're Oompa-Loompas. . . Imported direct from Loompaland. . . And oh what a terrible country it is! Nothing but thick jungles infested by the most dangerous beasts in the world - hornswogglers and snozzwangers and those terrible wicked whangdoodles. A whangdoodle would eat ten Oompa-Loompas for breakfast and come galloping back for a second helping.

Breakfast, Country, Jungles, People, Real, Snozzwangers

Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you.

Eye, Eyes, Glittering, Keeping Secrets, Secret Places, Whole

It is preferable to incur a mild punishment than to perform an onerous task.

Choices, Onerous, Preferable, Punishment, Task, Tasks

My dear young fellow,' the Old-Green-Grasshopper said gently, 'there are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven't started wondering about yet.

Gently, Green, Said, Wonder, World, Young

By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility and speed. Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of this.

Facility, Fifty, Good, Stories, Writing

It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful.

Children, Imagine, Mom, Mothers Day, Thing, Think

I asked my mum, who's a very clever psychotherapist, and she says that kids love stories about death; they need it, they need to have stories that deal with death and explain it, as a place to put their fears.

Clever, Deal, Kids, Needs, Psychotherapist

I go down to my little hut, where it's tight and dark and warm, and within minutes I can go back to being six or seven or eight again.

Dark, Down, Eight, Hut, Littles, Tight

Words," he said, "is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life.

Problem, Said, Tickling, Words

The maid screamed. The Queen gasped. Sophie waved.

Maids, Queen, Queens, Screamed, Sophie, Waved

If you are going to get anywhere in life you have to read a lot of books.

Anywhere, Book, Books, Ifs, Read, Reading

The Alexander Technique works. . . I recommend it enthusiastically to anyone who has neck pains or back pain.

Alexander, Healing, Health, Neck, Pain, Works

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

Alive, Eaten, Fried, Mexicans

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