Roald Dahl

“Never grow up... always down.”

“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”

“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.”

“If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”

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

“Somewhere inside all of us is the power to change the world.”

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

“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.”

“It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like, so long as somebody loves you.”

“I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life... Lukewarm is no good.”

“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”

“A little magic can take you a long way.”

“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.”

“Most of the really exciting things we do in our lives are dangerous.”

“I understand what you're saying, and your comments are valuable, but I'm gonna ignore your advice.”

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

“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.”

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